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maternity

[muh-tur-ni-tee] / məˈtɜr nɪ ti /
NOUN
period of being pregnant with child
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It says it is continuing to seek consultant obstetricians for Daisy Hill while preparing continuity arrangements to consolidate births and inpatient maternity care at Craigavon temporarily.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

The number of midwives employed in the acute maternity units at Daisy Hill and Craigavon has fallen since October 2019.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

The trust has been asked how Craigavon will manage approximately 1,400 additional births each year if inpatient maternity services move from Daisy Hill.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

The NHS Alliance, which represents health managers, warn difficult decisions lie ahead and maternity services need to be consolidated to support safer care.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Very petite to begin with, in nine months she gained only eight pounds and never even wore maternity clothes.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

There are 13.41 deaths per 100,000 maternities according to latest figures published by the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit - which monitors the causes of maternal deaths, stillbirths and infant deaths.

From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2024

But the difference here is in the sounds that fill the air: high-pitch barking from dozens of puppies scattered through its maternities and training camps.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2023

If we must, then, have maternities, we should make them safe, and this can be in great measure accomplished by remembering the twofold source of danger arising from a poisoned atmosphere and direct inoculation.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

After such a showing the first impulse would be to cry out loudly for the suppression of the maternities.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various


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