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maternal

[muh-tur-nl] / məˈtɜr nl /
ADJECTIVE
motherly
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Both are considered safe during all stages of pregnancy and are recommended to help safeguard both maternal and infant health.

From Science Daily

A common theme among the 15 families who make up Truth for Our Babies is that UH Sussex did not listen to maternal concerns, either before birth or during labour.

From BBC

Currently, paid maternal leave is a little under four months for a first child, while fathers are allowed 25 days off after a birth.

From Barron's

"Because offspring inherit their microbiome from their mother, a poor maternal diet can shape the infant's microbiome in harmful ways," Friedman said.

From Science Daily

O’Hara, who died Jan. 30 at the age of 71, wasn’t expressly typecast in maternal roles over the span of her five-decade career.

From Salon