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maternity

[muh-tur-ni-tee] / məˈtɜr nɪ ti /
NOUN
period of being pregnant with child
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Teo was a good sleeper and she enjoyed the days spent caring for her baby son while on maternity leave.

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The health secretary has made a U-turn over who will lead an independent inquiry into "repeated maternity failures" at an NHS trust.

From BBC

She was seen at Poole Hospital's A&E before being transferred by ambulance to the maternity unit at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital.

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Following dozens of baby deaths and injuries at the trust, NUH's maternity services are currently the subject of the biggest review of its kind in the NHS, with about 2,500 cases being examined.

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That could include support for eldercare and childcare, increasing support for maternity insurance and covering the costs of pregnancy and delivery costs, as well as improving health-care coverage at the margins.

From Barron's