parturient

adjective

Definition of parturientnext
as in prenatal

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  1. prenatal
  2. pregnant
  3. gravid
  4. expectant
Adjective
  • The ultimate result could be thousands of people carrying unintended pregnancies to term, something research shows is associated with prenatal and postpartum depression and domestic violence.
    Katie Camero, SELF, 9 Oct. 2024
  • In the West Bank, UNRWA provides services for 19 refugee camps, more than 90 schools and a number of health services, including prenatal care.
    Nadeen Ebrahim and Salma Arafa, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of prenatal
Adjective
  • The plaintiffs are the Idaho Academy of Family Physicians, two physicians and the four women testifying this week, who learned while pregnant that their fetuses were unlikely to survive.
    Aria Bendix, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • After all, large swaths of women aren’t trying to or able to get pregnant.
    Pamela Paul, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of pregnant
Adjective
  • Unlike young females, gravid females need to locate carrion for oviposition and distinguish between fresh and aging carrion, the latter possibly detrimental to offspring.
    Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2017
  • Paloski said the massasauga encountered could be a gravid female about to give birth.
    Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2022
Definition of gravid
Adjective
  • Every family includes expectant or brand-new parents, and many have single mothers facing housing insecurity, MOMS organizers tell us. MOMS hopes to serve 130 families this holiday season.
    Samantha Gowen, Orange County Register, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The expectant mom of two accessorized with a nude purse and a navy baseball cap, wearing her hair in a braid down her back.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of expectant
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