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US
/ˈpɹɛɡnənsi/
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[ UK /pɹˈɛɡnənsi/ ]
[ UK /pɹˈɛɡnənsi/ ]
NOUN
- the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
How To Use pregnancy In A Sentence
- Nulliparous women are reportedly at a higher risk of developing complications of pregnancy and delivery than multipara.
- In a healthy pregnancy, cells that come from the embryo's placenta-called trophoblast cells-move into the walls of the uterus and help to open up maternal arteries, thereby increasing the available blood and nutrient supply. Slate Articles
- Pregnancy is a natural part of womanhood.
- This bill targets the very same services that are working to reduce abortion and unplanned pregnancy rates.
- Threatened abortion The term threatened abortion is used when a pregnancy is complicated by vaginal bleeding before the 20th week. Recently Uploaded Slideshows
- Others may opt for prenatal diagnosis and pregnancy termination.
- I have always had a phobia about pregnancy and childbirth, the whole idea of it repulses me beyond belief.
- I have had a number of patients in my practice that had their first episode of rapid heart action and palpitation during pregnancy.
- The study assesses the therapeutic effects of colostrum (the first milk secreted at the end of pregnancy - it has less albumin and lactoprotein in it than milk secreted later) on diarrhea.
- Here are some do's and don'ts for exercise during pregnancy.
