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
The law, which is set to go into effect July 1, would also prevent some immigrants from accessing services like soup kitchens, prenatal care and crisis counseling.
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Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 27 June 2025
Additionally, a 2010 CDC study found exposure to vaccines and immunoglobulins that contain thimerosal, in prenatal or infant stages, does not increase risk for autism spectrum disorder.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 26 June 2025
Blakely said that pregnant patients receiving prenatal care on the Southeast Side will be told in advance to go to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, which will be more than 10 miles from the hospital that will replace Trinity.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
In states such as Georgia and Texas that were late in adopting the extended postpartum coverage to 12 months, women experience delayed or no prenatal care and face high rates of maternal mortality.
—Natasha Williams, New York Daily News, 2 July 2025
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Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 27 June 2025
Additionally, a 2010 CDC study found exposure to vaccines and immunoglobulins that contain thimerosal, in prenatal or infant stages, does not increase risk for autism spectrum disorder.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 26 June 2025
Blakely said that pregnant patients receiving prenatal care on the Southeast Side will be told in advance to go to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, which will be more than 10 miles from the hospital that will replace Trinity.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
In states such as Georgia and Texas that were late in adopting the extended postpartum coverage to 12 months, women experience delayed or no prenatal care and face high rates of maternal mortality.
—Natasha Williams, New York Daily News, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prenatal
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And when vaccination is made part of an integrated primary health care system, families are connected to other essential services, from antenatal care to nutrition and malaria screenings.—
Maryanne Murray Buechner,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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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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Baby showers are a popular fixture among expectant parents.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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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,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 July 2025
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Numerous tenants, including a pregnant woman who was hospitalized, suffered from extreme heat in their apartments due to malfunctioning AC.—
Wren Smetana,
AZCentral.com,
19 July 2025
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Hodgkin, who is currently pregnant, will be sentenced at a later date, per the outlet.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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The latest of the spacecraft, known as sounding rockets, most recently made a successful quick trip to space to study one of the most complex regions of the sun's atmosphere following a New Mexico launch.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
21 July 2025
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Instead, use this time to wind down maybe by stretching, reading, journaling or even doing a quick emotional check-in.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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For their spring 2025 collections, high-end houses (like Chloé and Tory Burch) and high-street brands (like Sam Edelman and Steve Madden) got in on the fun, too, cementing PVC as one of summer’s biggest sandal trends.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
15 July 2025
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Beyond that is the main event: the big blue sea, which is making great crunching sounds as the waves stretch and yawn.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
15 July 2025
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The outages came after monsoon storms moved across the state, bringing heavy rain, wind and flash flooding risk.—
Sasha Hupka,
AZCentral.com,
23 July 2025
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Recent heavy rains likely contributed to the dam failure.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
23 July 2025
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“Prenatal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prenatal. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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