parturient

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Adjective
  • The main drivers of these outcomes are access to proper prenatal care, insurance coverage and nutritious foods; management of chronic diseases and advanced maternal age.
    Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Because the fact of the matter is, no woman should have to choose between financial security and motherhood or work two jobs just to afford prenatal care.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Mummy Pig talks pregnancy, big feelings Kelce, also pregnant with her fourth daughter at the time, extended her congratulations and asked how Mummy Pig's other children, Peppa and George, were handling the news.
    Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Experts advise consulting a provider before starting aloe vera juice, particularly for people who are pregnant or managing chronic conditions.
    Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • About a year after infection, a fully mature, gravid female worm migrates to the skin, usually in the lower extremities.
    Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • 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
Adjective
  • The vast majority of expectant parents in the United States don’t have access to the extreme-screening services provided by the likes of Orchid and Genomic Prediction, and thus don’t have to personally confront the ethical questions that the technology raises.
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
  • The expectant mom shared an adorable video on TikTok (@taylorlrodriguez) showing the moment Storm rested his head on her pregnant belly and felt the baby kick for the first time.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Parturient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parturient. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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