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pregnancy

/preg-nuhn-see/US // ˈprɛg nən si //UK // (ˈprɛɡnənsɪ) //

怀孕,妊娠,孕期,孕妇

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural preg·nan·cies.

    • : the state, condition, or quality of being pregnant.

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Examples

  • About one third of women have decided to have fewer children or delay pregnancy because of coronavirus, according to a survey of more than 2,000 women by the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization focused on reproductive health.

  • When the family turned themselves into Border Patrol, the mother’s pregnancy was near full-term and she began experiencing acute pain, according to the complaint.

  • In the 1960s, for instance, researchers showed that women who smoked during pregnancy tended to have smaller babies.

  • Other studies also showed that smoking during pregnancy might harm growing babies.

  • After the op-ed, Nike changed its policy to ensure female athletes will not be “adversely impacted financially for pregnancy” for at least 18 months, CNN reported.

  • There are 17 states with laws that consider drug abuse during pregnancy a form of child abuse.

  • South Carolina and Alabama courts have already ruled late-pregnancy substance abuse can be considered a form of child abuse.

  • During pregnancy, then, CP could not be considered a separate legal entity from EQ.

  • If they had passed, presumably mothers who drink during pregnancy could be charged with felonies.

  • These detainments were often justified by laws that do not mention pregnancy specifically.

  • Passive hyperemia occurs most commonly in diseases of the heart and liver and in pregnancy.

  • This state of security proved a fortunate circumstance, as many of the poor women were at the same time in a state of pregnancy.

  • Usually we may say this method fails of its purpose and pregnancy and lactation together work serious harm.

  • Lactation is sometimes prolonged for no better reason than the hope to avoid pregnancy.

  • To carry their outrage to the highest possible degree, several who were in a state of pregnancy were assailed in this manner.