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antenatal

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Birth, Nurses, doctors, etc
an·te·na·tal /ˌæntɪˈneɪtl◂/ adjective [only before noun]  BABY/HAVE A BABY British English relating to the medical care given to women who are going to have a baby 产前的 SYN prenatal, → postnatal an antenatal clinic 产前检查诊所 regular antenatal care 定期产前保健 Many young mothers do not attend antenatal classes. 许多年轻的母亲不参加产前学习班。
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antenatalYour blood pressure will be monitored at all antenatal checks.But they were very reluctant to attend antenatal classes and so this club had been set up in response to this.Learning about both pregnancy and birth at antenatal classes can be a great help.I was only sixteen, just come out of school, straight into antenatal classes.She had gone to St Ebba's antenatal clinic and they had kept her there.Subsequent to this investigation we assessed 2907 urine samples from women attending the antenatal clinics in Dundee between November 1990 and September 1992.antenatal classesI was only sixteen, just come out of school, straight into antenatal classes.But they were very reluctant to attend antenatal classes and so this club had been set up in response to this.Learning about both pregnancy and birth at antenatal classes can be a great help.Teenage antenatal classes exist in quite a few hospitals now, but there are not nearly enough.I shall go to antenatal classes where I shall nourish my obsession for natural childbirth. 3.
an·te·na·tal adjectiveChineseSyllable
to to relating the given women care medical Corpus


antenatal
antenatal /ˌæntɪˈneɪtl◂/ adjective [only before noun]
British English relating to the medical care given to women who are going to have a baby
   SYN  prenatalpostnatal:
    an antenatal clinic
    regular antenatal care
    Many young mothers do not attend antenatal classes.


ante·natalBrE /ˌæntiˈneɪtl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌæntiˈneɪtl/ 🔊 (BrE) (also pre·natal NAmE, BrE ) adjective [only before noun] relating to the medical care given to pregnant women 产前的antenatal care/classes/screening 产前保健/学习班/检查an antenatal clinic 产前检查诊所   compare postnatal

antenatal, child, conception, fetus, maternity leave, miscarriage, morning sickness, pregnant, scan, womb

antenatal, child, conception, fetus, maternity leave, miscarriage, morning sickness, pregnant, scan, womb