Definition of "antenatal" []

• Occurring before birth; prenatal: antenatal diagnostic procedures. (adjective)

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• "I called the antenatal clinic to make sure that spending hours a day hiccupping was ok for the baby, and they assured me that it is."
• "Over the past decade, researchers have increasingly focused on so-called antenatal depression (depression during pregnancy) and its effect not only on mothers, but also on the development of the baby."
• "Maternal and child health services such as antenatal care, deliveries, post natal and neonatal care, and care of children up to 18 years of age."