antenatal
antenatal — adjective
- antenatalpositive
- more antenatalcomparative
- most antenatalsuperlative
1. connected with the medical care and checks a pregnant woman receives before her
connected with the medical care and checks a pregnant woman receives before her baby is born.
The midwife booked Roya into an antenatal class for next month.
antenatal + class
Liang drove Sofie to her first antenatal check at the clinic.
antenatal + check
The hospital offers free antenatal care to women under twenty-five.
Each antenatal visit includes blood pressure checks and advice on diet.
Christopher read the antenatal leaflet before the appointment with the nurse.
- post-natal
used for care and recovery after the baby is born
- postpartum
common especially in American medical English for the period after birth
文法句型
antenatal + care / class / check / clinic / visit
be antenatal
用法筆記
Usually placed before nouns such as care, class, check, clinic, and visit. Common in British healthcare English; American English more often uses prenatal.