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maternity

[muh-tur-ni-tee] / məˈtɜr nɪ ti /
NOUN
period of being pregnant with child
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Bereaved mother Liz Charlton spoke publicly this week about "maternity failings" which she said had led to the death of her daughter, Hazel, in 2021.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Operating theatres, intensive care units and even maternity wards have been relocated to protected subterranean spaces.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

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

She had no money for maternity care and diapers, so she continued working until the baby was born.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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