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maternity

[muh-tur-ni-tee] / məˈtɜr nɪ ti /
NOUN
period of being pregnant with child
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Following dozens of baby deaths and injuries at the trust, NUH's maternity services are currently the subject of the biggest review of its kind in the NHS, with about 2,500 cases being examined.

From BBC

That could include support for eldercare and childcare, increasing support for maternity insurance and covering the costs of pregnancy and delivery costs, as well as improving health-care coverage at the margins.

From Barron's

Notably, nationwide, more than one-third of the U.S. is now considered to be a maternity care desert, leaving more than 5.6 million women in counties with no or limited access to maternity care.

From Salon

Maternity services in England are failing "too many" families, with problems "at every stage" of the maternity journey, an interim report has found.

From BBC

It contains measures to tackle the recruitment and retention of teachers, for example, by improving maternity pay and introducing financial incentives for head teachers.

From BBC