maternal
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Experts say more training on high-risk early pregnancy conditions could help combat rising maternal mortality rates.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
In 2024, Knight co-authored a maternal mortality report that focused on those deaths and offered policy recommendations.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
His maternal grandfather, Madison T. Shockley Sr., was the multi-hyphenate prototype.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
The results could help scientists investigate how maternal nutrition, metabolic disorders, and other environmental influences affect the developing brain.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
The word ‘Mother’ suggested other maternal counsels given long ago, and received with unbelieving protests.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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It's All in the Family
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "M"
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