parturient

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for parturient
Adjective
  • Birth center staff will provide information on prenatal care, car seat safety, breastfeeding and safe sleep, and community resource representatives and health vendors will be on hand.
    Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
  • In order to guarantee its success, the prenatal care team should only administer the test after receiving the patient's consent and earning their trust.
    Katrina Donham, Parents, 26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The family posed for Christmas photos in matching red formal wear and themed elf onesies in 2023, when Alcala was pregnant with Alianna.
    Nasha Smith, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Chelsea, who asked to use a pseudonym to protect her husband, was pregnant with their second child at the time, and the family needed the cash.
    Teele Rebane, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • Paloski said the massasauga encountered could be a gravid female about to give birth.
    Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2022
Adjective
  • Breastfeeding Happy Hour support group: Hosted by the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program at the Florida Department of Health in Osceola County for expectant and new moms.
    Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
  • So the excited couple began making all the usual plans of expectant parents.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Parturient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parturient. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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