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
As part of the state's new effort, public health officials in Mississippi are working to make prenatal care available through telehealth and local public health departments, as well as expanding home visiting and safe sleep programs.
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Katia Riddle, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Affleck has been open in the past about her experiences with prenatal and postpartum depression, and the suicidal thoughts that ultimately pushed her to pause filming during season 2 of Mormon Wives.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 30 Sep. 2025
Mom Eva Govea went to Abide for her prenatal and postpartum care, and also met with a lactation consultant and was able to buy donor milk through Abide.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
Tierney pointed to home visits, quality child care and prenatal care for expecting mothers as top priorities.
—Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2025
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Katia Riddle, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Affleck has been open in the past about her experiences with prenatal and postpartum depression, and the suicidal thoughts that ultimately pushed her to pause filming during season 2 of Mormon Wives.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 30 Sep. 2025
Mom Eva Govea went to Abide for her prenatal and postpartum care, and also met with a lactation consultant and was able to buy donor milk through Abide.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
Tierney pointed to home visits, quality child care and prenatal care for expecting mothers as top priorities.
—Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prenatal
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Children benefit from regular medical check-ups, growth monitoring and nutrition support, while pregnant and lactating women receive vital antenatal and postnatal care to protect their health and the health of their babies.—
Maryanne Murray Buechner,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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In the ministry of health’s Health Statistics Report 2021, 38 percent of all Mauritian women who received antenatal care in public hospitals were reported as anaemic.—
Ariel Saramandi,
The Dial,
29 July 2025
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The maternity concierge serves as a liaison, guiding expectant parents through the multifaceted stages of pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, alleviating anxiety and stress while assisting families in navigating the journey.—
MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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Fedorus recalled her initial concerns as a then-expectant parent in a personal essay for the CBC.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Setareh notes that reproductive history is also key here and that women who experienced early menopause, gestational hypertension and preeclampsia should consider this test, too, because these conditions all increase their risk for heart disease.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
17 Oct. 2025
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Instead the gestational environment starts shaping fetuses’ brain processing even before birth.—
Meghie Rodrigues,
Scientific American,
7 Oct. 2025
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The French fright fest features a very pregnant widow (Alysson Paradis) who sees her home invaded on Christmas Eve by a mysterious woman in black (Beatrice Dalle) dead set on cutting her baby out with some scissors.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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After arranging a trip to the vet the next day, Coranez learned that the orange cat was, in fact, female—and pregnant with five kittens due in just two days, on October 14.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Most of the song, the pre-chorus, chorus, all that stuff, that was really quick.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
22 Oct. 2025
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Take this quick quiz to see where your digital habits stand.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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The formation of this new military service is the biggest signal yet that the United States is preparing to deter wars in space and, in the worst-case scenario, fight them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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This is the web version of Fortune Tech, a daily newsletter breaking down the biggest players and stories shaping the future.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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Puerto Rico may face heavy rain and gusty winds from Melissa’s outer bands on Thursday, Friday and this weekend.—
Kenton Gewecke,
ABC News,
21 Oct. 2025
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Precipitation will fall as heavy rain for lower elevations, whereas heavy snow is expected for higher elevations.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Prenatal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prenatal. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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