How to Use prenatal in a Sentence

prenatal

adjective
  • But one thing many women don't think about is their prenatal records.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2021
  • First, prenatal providers would need to open their doors to fathers.
    — Paul Florsheim and David Moore, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 June 2020
  • The women were asked about their cannabis use at their first prenatal visit.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 19 July 2019
  • The makers of prenatal screening tests weighed in on the bill, too.
    — Anna Clark, ProPublica, 24 Jan. 2023
  • If this were a tale of motherhood, the whole thing would take place in a prenatal class.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 17 June 2022
  • Not all mothers have prenatal care.
    — Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Griffin lost his left hand at age four due to a prenatal condition.
    — Geoffrey C. Arnold, OregonLive.com, 6 Apr. 2017
  • The birth mom even invites us to come to some of her prenatal appointments.
    — refinery29.com, 22 Dec. 2020
  • On top of this, many prenatal vitamins have little to no choline.
    — Casey Seiden, Parents, 15 Mar. 2024
  • On the good news side, more pregnant women were getting prenatal care.
    — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 4 Jan. 2026
  • The good news is that prenatal depression is very much treatable.
    — Glamour, 3 Dec. 2019
  • Monk suggests the best time to plan a more stress-free pregnancy is just as prenatal care begins.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 15 Oct. 2019
  • Laughter echoes from down the hall, behind a closed door where a nurse is doing a prenatal checkup.
    — Marina Starleaf Riker, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Nov. 2021
  • There are also salon and nail services and a menu of prenatal options.
    — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2025
  • At her prenatal checkups, the midwife heard one strong heartbeat.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The mother must go through an eight-week prenatal class and a nine-week parenting program.
    — John Caniglia, cleveland.com, 4 Mar. 2018
  • The $1,500 can be used on food, prenatal care, rent, cribs or other needs.
    — ABC News, 19 June 2026
  • Nearly one-fifth of premature births involved no prenatal care in the first trimester.
    — Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Mar. 2021
  • And take it to your prenatal appointments, in case you are admitted.
    — Alexandra Frost, Parents, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Folate is crucial for prenatal care.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Kayser could propose the inclusion of a prenatal growth video in the health standards at any of those hearings.
    — Morgan Matzen, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Thirteen rank among the half of states with the largest share of births to women who did not receive adequate prenatal care.
    — Ronald Brownstein, CNN, 14 Dec. 2021
  • Getting prenatal care in the first trimester helps protect the health of both the pregnant person and the fetus.
    — Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 4 Jan. 2026
  • The researchers went on to study the impact of prenatal BPA on mice.
    — New Atlas, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Yet in Texas, unequal access to prenatal care remains a huge cause for concern.
    — Kobi V. Ajayi, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 2025
  • In her work, Selken has helped Michelle Winter make all her prenatal check-ups and stay away from drugs.
    — Kristian Foden-Vencil, The Seattle Times, 24 Dec. 2017
  • While pregnant, Hudson turned to prenatal yoga to stay healthy — and in tune with her daughter.
    — Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, 3 Aug. 2020
  • The best prenatal vitamins are available over at Elm & Rye right now.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2022
  • And the researchers found no racial differences in the number of prenatal care visits or the rate of stillbirths.
    — Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2023
  • For instance, some people may not be able to access prenatal care consistently or at all.
    — Chantelle Lee, Time, 26 Sep. 2025

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