expectant
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The 70-mile journey facing expectant mothers in Wigtownshire to get to services in Dumfries is also the subject of a long-running campaign and a nationwide review of provision is now under way.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
“Are you guys drinking NA beers?” one Reddit poster asked in a forum for expectant mothers and hopeful parents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Their relationship with Max is also much more personal: Anna was Max’s pregnant lawyer in the trial where Max stood accused of killing his expectant wife, while Tom was the prosecutor.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
The affected data include childhood immunization rates against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, measles, mumps and rubella, hepatitis, chicken pox and flu; and rates for 13 year olds and expectant mothers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
In the sound of the drums I understood a vast pervading doom; but in the expectant silences between, my own disaster loomed larger, more consequent and more hurtful.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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