Thesaurus results for PRENATAL

prenatal

adjective

as in antenatal

medical 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 disagreement started last year, when lawmakers passed legislation to strip certain public benefits from some immigrants, including soup kitchens, prenatal care and food assistance for a minor child. —

Idaho Statesman, 30 Apr. 2026 But those looking for something more unique should beeline to the massage and body treatment menu, where specific needs are met through a range of treatments (ie a jet lag remedy, lymphatic drainage massage, prenatal massages, and more). —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026 The cast and crew are shooting the season-two finale’s big trauma scene, an emergency C-section performed on a woman with no history of prenatal care who has spiraled into eclampsia. —

Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026 This method verges outside the range of human hearing, using ultrasound waves, the same type of technology commonly used to image babies during prenatal visits and heart structures in cardiology studies, to control cells with precision. —

Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prenatal

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Children benefit from regular medical check-ups, growth monitoring and nutrition support, while pregnant and lactating women receive vital antenatal and postnatal care to protect their health and the health of their babies.

— Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
In the ministry of health’s Health Statistics Report 2021, 38 percent of all Mauritian women who received antenatal care in public hospitals were reported as anaemic.

— Ariel Saramandi, The Dial, 29 July 2025