as in confinement
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Noun
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Such conditions of confinement come with a hefty price.—
James L. Dold,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Mar. 2025 -
Prosecutors detailed instances of starvation, confinement and physical mistreatment inflicted upon her children.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Black women have higher rates of underlying diseases such as hypertension and diabetes, which can put a pregnancy at risk.—
Elizabeth Cohen,
NBC News,
6 Mar. 2025
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Trish and Moses finally spill all the details after keeping their pregnancy a secret for months.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In 2021, a Texas mother died after doctors in the state delayed treating her miscarriage for 40 hours.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA TODAY,
5 Mar. 2025
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Pregnant people who develop listeriosis may experience flu-like symptoms, but are also at risk of miscarriage, stillbirth, or premature delivery, as well as life-threatening infections in their newborns.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Lying-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lying-in. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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