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Prenatal care — refers to the medical care recommended for women before and during pregnancy. The aim of good prenatal care is to detect any potential problems early, to prevent them if possible (through recommendations on adequate nutrition, exercise, vitamin… … Wikipedia
Prenatal cocaine exposure — (PCE) occurs when a pregnant woman uses cocaine and thereby exposes her fetus to the drug. Crack baby was a term coined to describe children who were exposed to crack (cocaine in smokable form) as fetuses; the concept of the crack baby emerged in … Wikipedia
Prenatal diagnosis — Prenatal testing is testing for diseases or conditions in a fetus or embryo before it is born. The aim is to detect birth defects such as neural tube defects, Down syndrome, chromosome abnormalities, genetic diseases and other conditions. It can… … Wikipedia
Prenatal — Occurring or existing before birth. Prenatal care is the regular health care women should receive during pregnancy from an obstetrician or midwife. Prenatal development is the growth and development of a single celled zygote formed by the… … Medical dictionary
prenatal — adjective Date: 1826 1. occurring, existing, or performed before birth < prenatal care > 2. providing or receiving prenatal medical care < a prenatal clinic > < prenatal patients > • prenatally adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
prenatal — pre|na|tal [ˌpri:ˈneıtl] adj [only before noun] relating to unborn babies and the care of ↑pregnant women British Equivalent: antenatal ▪ prenatal care ▪ prenatal screening >prenatally adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
prenatal — adjective (only before noun) concerning unborn babies and the care of pregnant women; antenatal BrE: prenatal care compare postnatal prenatally adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
prenatal — prenatally, adv. /pree nayt l/, adj. previous to birth or to giving birth: prenatal care for mothers. [1820 30; PRE + NATAL] * * * … Universalium
prenatal — pre|na|tal [ ,pri neıtl ] adjective relating to the period of time when a woman is pregnant: the importance of prenatal care … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
prenatal — UK [ˌpriːˈneɪt(ə)l] / US [ˌprɪˈneɪt(ə)l] adjective medical relating to the period of time when a woman is pregnant the importance of prenatal care … English dictionary
