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prenatal

adjective pre·na·tal \(ˌ)prē-ˈnā-t^əl\

medical : relating to pregnant women and their unborn babies

Full Definition of PRENATAL

: occurring, existing, or performed before birth <prenatal care>

: providing or receiving prenatal medical care <a prenatal clinic> <prenatal patients>

— pre·na·tal·ly \-t^əl-ē\ adverb

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Medical Dictionary

adjective pre·na·tal \-ˈnāt-^əl\

: occurring, existing, performed, or used before birth <prenatal care> <the prenatal period> <prenatal testing> <prenatal vitamins>

: providing or receiving prenatal medical care <a prenatal clinic> <a prenatal patient>—compare intranatal, neonatal, postnatal

—pre·na·tal·ly \-ē\ adverb

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