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And some hospitals lack space or staff to accommodate the unexpected arrival of a woman who didn’t receive prenatal care within their health network.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
26 Feb. 2026 -
Murphy listed a prenatal vitamin, the lab-testing company Function Health, and Genova Diagnostics.—
Elizabeth Cooney,
STAT,
25 Feb. 2026
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Cory Daniels, 26, was booked into the Tarrant County Jail on Wednesday and has been charged with capital murder of multiple persons in the death of 29-year-old Bre’Asia Johnson, who was pregnant.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Feb. 2026
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Johnson, pregnant at the time, was taken to a local hospital and later died.—
Suryatapa Chakraborty,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Feb. 2026
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About a year after infection, a fully mature, gravid female worm migrates to the skin, usually in the lower extremities.—
Mark Kortepeter,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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Paloski said the massasauga encountered could be a gravid female about to give birth.—
Paul A. Smith,
Journal Sentinel,
14 Aug. 2022
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Advertisement Get comfortable with silence A moment of silence can feel like an eternity, especially when the mic is in your hands and a sea of expectant eyes are staring right at you.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
20 Feb. 2026
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On weekends for more than five years, volunteers at the East Plano Islamic Center have braved wind, cold and, recently, heckling protesters to pass out boxes of food to a long line of expectant cars.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Palmar grasp reflex — automatic grasping action seen in newborns, but can appear as early as 16 weeks gestational age; young monkeys also display the reflex, where the need to quickly hold onto things seems more of a necessity.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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Hicks and her legal team allege medical personnel later diagnosed Hicks with gestational diabetes — a condition that afflicts some pregnant women — as further justification to induce her.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Parturient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parturient. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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