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prenatal

[pree-neyt-l] / priˈneɪt l /
ADJECTIVE
before birth
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“If dads had higher prenatal cortisol and partners were more weakly linked, toddlers did worse on the executive functioning task, perhaps because the dads were less attuned to their partners and less primed to parent.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

“Our findings do not provide strong evidence that prenatal antidepressant exposure causes neurodevelopmental disorders.”

From Los Angeles Times May 27, 2026

The parents of a five-year-old girl born with holes in her heart have stressed the importance of prenatal diagnoses after multiple scans failed to pick up her condition.

From BBC May 23, 2026

Higher levels of prenatal insecticide exposure were directly associated with more significant alterations in brain structure, function, and metabolic health.

From Science Daily May 21, 2026

Before long she was delivering so many babies that Audrey and I spent our days driving around the valley with her, watching her conduct prenatal exams and prescribe herbs.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover



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