as in antenatal
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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
Darryl Lynn Kauffman, 67, was arrested in 2023 after a federal grand jury in Sacramento indicted him on charges of taking about $900,000 that clients of surrogacy agencies in Placerville and San Francisco had set aside to pay for prenatal care and other costs associated with delivering a baby.
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025
Gray recently gave birth to a son after receiving prenatal care at Erie.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
The region also has the highest percentage of births in which the mothers received inadequate prenatal care.
—Elizabeth Cohen, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
This vacuum leaves millions vulnerable to poor outcomes due to inadequate prenatal care, higher preterm birth rates, and limited access to emergency care.
—Geri Stengel, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025
Gray recently gave birth to a son after receiving prenatal care at Erie.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
The region also has the highest percentage of births in which the mothers received inadequate prenatal care.
—Elizabeth Cohen, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
This vacuum leaves millions vulnerable to poor outcomes due to inadequate prenatal care, higher preterm birth rates, and limited access to emergency care.
—Geri Stengel, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prenatal
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The women receive the supplements during their routine antenatal visits to a health care facility.—
UNICEF USA,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Following the knife attack on Monday, which took place at Hart Space, a community hub used for yoga classes and antenatal workshops, police arrested a 17-year-old male on suspicion of murder.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
31 July 2024
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Breastfeeding Happy Hour support group: Hosted by the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program at the Florida Department of Health in Osceola County for expectant and new moms.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025
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Flo Milli kicked off her pregnancy with a little bit of mystery, but now, what fans have been dying to know has been revealed: who is the father of her expectant baby boy.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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The retired soccer star, 35, who is pregnant with her second baby, has partnered with Babylist to design her baby boy's nursery.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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In the second instance, last February, a man was told his grandson had hurt a pregnant woman in a crash and the baby had died.—
Nate Gartrell,
The Mercury News,
20 Mar. 2025
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The Swedish forward was given a quick audition during the Sens’ blowout loss to the Avalanche earlier this week.—
Julian McKenzie,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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While this area did receive rain on Thursday, the blustery winds yesterday resulted in quick drying of fine fuels, which will dry further today.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Mar. 2025
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In total, sharp bets caused lines to move by 2½ points or more on nine games with the biggest adjustment on Wisconsin from -23 to -16 vs. Montana.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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This is so big, this has been 12 years of just two people, lying their butts off.—
Sophie Hanson,
StyleCaster,
19 Mar. 2025
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Or will Israeli demands to simply release all hostages and oust Hamas under heavy military pressure work this time around?—
TIME,
TIME,
23 Mar. 2025
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Not all of them, but many of them are so heavy and about heartbreak.—
Nicholas Ducassi,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Prenatal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prenatal. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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