maternity ward

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The department of a hospital that provides care for women during pregnancy and childbirth as well as for newborn infants.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

Vicky Ward was a contributing editor to Vanity Fair for 11 years.
I Tried to Warn You About Sleazy Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in 2003|Vicky Ward|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Certainly paid paternity leave is part of it (and in the U.S., we need paid maternity and paternity leave).
How Good Dads Can Change the World|Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And yet as Robert Ward discovered, Marvin—for all of his larger-than-life machismo—was surprising in real life.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
You know, Ward, I think I understand my father more every day.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST

“I would recommend ginger tea first thing in the morning as a great way to ward off an upset stomach,” says White.
5 Hangover Cures to Save You After a Few Too Many|DailyBurn|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At the usual hour that night the employés of Stickle and Screw left work and took their several ways home ward.
The Garret and the Garden|R.M. Ballantyne
Just as the Admiral was going, Ward (of the Intelligence) crossed over with a nasty little damper.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
The suggestive remarks of Mr. Ward do not appear hitherto to have attracted the attention they deserve.
The Three Days' Tournament|Jessie L. Weston
The parallel to which Mr. Ward refers is that contained in the earlier part of the Prose Lancelot.
The Three Days' Tournament|Jessie L. Weston
The tribal ward headmanʼs district deputies together constitute the police force of the whole ward.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman