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maternity

[muh-tur-ni-tee] / məˈtɜr nɪ ti /
NOUN
period of being pregnant with child
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He said the trust would not have enough consultants to staff both maternity units' daytime and out-of-hours rotas, adding that a transfer of services to Craigavon is "highly probable" from next month.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

It says it is continuing to seek consultant obstetricians for Daisy Hill while preparing continuity arrangements to consolidate births and inpatient maternity care at Craigavon temporarily.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

The trust has five vacant obstetrician posts and said it cannot provide a safe maternity service at Daisy Hill without the required medical cover.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

The trust has also acknowledged that, following the withdrawal of emergency general surgery from Daisy Hill in 2024, maternity services introduced a risk-stratification standard operating procedure to support the safe delivery of care.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Ashoke lifts the lid and polishes off the chicken; Ashima is now officially referred to by the maternity nurses as the Jell-O-and-Ice-Cream Lady.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

There are 13.41 deaths per 100,000 maternities according to latest figures published by the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit - which monitors the causes of maternal deaths, stillbirths and infant deaths.

From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2024

But the difference here is in the sounds that fill the air: high-pitch barking from dozens of puppies scattered through its maternities and training camps.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2023

If we must, then, have maternities, we should make them safe, and this can be in great measure accomplished by remembering the twofold source of danger arising from a poisoned atmosphere and direct inoculation.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

After such a showing the first impulse would be to cry out loudly for the suppression of the maternities.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various


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