Thesaurus results for PRENATAL

prenatal

adjective

Definition of prenatal

as in antenatal

medical occurring or performed prior to birth and during pregnancy The prenatal care of expectant mothers is of utmost importance to the OB-GYN. prenatal period testing

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Recent Examples of prenatal Provide prenatal diagnostics, TeleNICU access, neonatal education, standardized care pathways, bridge-to-home services, and rural newborn care coordination. — Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026 At the same time, some mothers fail to attend prenatal clinics where complications such as anemia and hypertension can be detected. — ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026 According to data published in February by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 1 in 4 mothers did not receive prenatal care beginning in the first trimester in 2024, an increase of 13% from 2021. — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 Victoria Gioia, who cofounded the stage-specific prenatal vitamin line Perelel, agreed. — Faye Brookman, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prenatal

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The health center serves more than 35,000 households, offering safe deliveries, antenatal care, child health consultations, immunization, nutrition support and emergency referrals.

— UNICEF USA, Forbes.com, 16 June 2026
Noting evidence of a close link between mothers' education and child health outcomes, the report also warns the ban could lead to an increase in child stunting and declines in vaccination coverage and antenatal care.

— Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes.com, 3 June 2026

Definition of antenatal

Adjective

English also included a selfie of the expectant parents, who got engaged in December, with smiles on their faces.

— Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
The Call Her Daddy host, who is pregnant with her first child, has been clearing out other expectant moms' baby registries on social media.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of expectant

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The gestational surrogate who carried the child of the 40-year-old singer and 42-year-old entrepreneur gave birth in Los Angeles this summer, but the news didn’t surface until Page Six broke the news this month.

— Marzia Nicolini, Vanity Fair, 19 Sep. 2026
As pregnancies progress, gestational hypertension increases the risk of preeclampsia, which also leads to liver and kidney problems.

— Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of gestational

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Yet one demographic may still have some reason to restrict their doom-scrolling and YouTube watching – pregnant mothers.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026
As fire ripped through the apartment building, the stepfather of five paused to talk the unidentified pregnant woman out of jumping from the second-story window to the dirt and concrete below.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of pregnant

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Descano’s team has claimed prosecutions are pointless when the government’s own experts corroborate the insanity defense, while critics say his office is too quick to accept defendants’ narratives without a jury.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
Dog grooming tips like these show that grooming your dog at home can go well beyond a quick wipe-down.

— Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of quick

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The big difference is space, with the standard room having a footprint of 350 square feet, whereas the suite has an additional 500 square feet to spread out.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
The stage musical based on one of the biggest movies ever made in Connecticut finally makes it here on a national tour and an earlier tour was canceled.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of big

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While the ceasefire halted the heaviest fighting and humanitarian conditions have improved, the Israeli military has expanded its control of Gaza and now occupies some 60% of the territory.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
The companies are working to bring advanced Integral Molten Salt Reactor technology to heavy industrial facilities and fast-growing artificial intelligence data centers.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026

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