antenatal
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The reviews are likely to have included nine antenatal stillbirths that occurred between July 2021 and February 2022 at Worthing Hospital, which is also run by UH Sussex trust.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026
She said the risk was that antenatal care would get missed.
From BBC • Sep. 7, 2025
Given the recent steady decline in birth rate in Sweden, the researchers propose monitoring in antenatal care to address the problem.
From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2024
"Proper support and monitoring by antenatal care staff is therefore essential for women who have suffered serious health problems during pregnancy or delivery."
From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2024
Like nearly all philosophers of this age, Seneca occasionally seems to admit the possibility of a return to antenatal nothingness at death.
From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel
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