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maternity

[muh-tur-ni-tee] / məˈtɜr nɪ ti /
NOUN
period of being pregnant with child
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In an interview with Belly of the Beast, a Cuba-focused website, Jayapal described visiting a maternity hospital where they saw premature babies in incubators.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Steinfeld announced she and Allen were expecting their first child in a Substack post in December, sharing photos from a snowy, bump-revealing maternity shoot.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

He said this was mainly because of the unregulation of such maternity services and that it was not illegal to place a baby on its front.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

The four-month-old grandson of football manager Steve Bruce died after he was placed in an "unsafe sleeping position" on his front by an unregulated maternity nurse, an inquest heard.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Mother sat in a chair and pumped the pedal up and down with her feet while her hands steered the stitches on wed ding and maternity dresses, children’s clothes, pajamas, and skirts.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat