as in parental
of, relating to, or characteristic of a mother her maternal instincts told her that something was wrong

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Recent Examples of maternal American Indian and Alaska Native women also had the highest rate in the late maternal death period, followed by non-Hispanic Black women, according to Molina. Chantelle Lee, Time, 9 Apr. 2025 But researchers noted in the study that the COVID-19 pandemic could have had an impact on maternal health and the health care system at large, particularly in 2021. Chantelle Lee, Time, 9 Apr. 2025 And in utero and infancy fluoride exposure levels were estimated based off of a few, point-in-time maternal urine samples. Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2025 According to Backstage, Steinfeld's maternal grandfather was half-Black and half-Filipino. Michael Nied, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for maternal

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“Maternal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maternal. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.

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