Definition of prenatal in English:
prenatal
adjective priːˈneɪt(ə)lpriˈneɪdl
Before birth; during or relating to pregnancy.
Example sentencesExamples
- The screening test studied was prenatal serum screening for Down's syndrome.
- A healthy child was delivered at term, and the couple will be offered prenatal diagnosis in subsequent pregnancies.
- Abused women were also less likely to have prenatal care check-ups during pregnancy.
- During an early prenatal visit, most pregnant women are given a blood test to screen for syphilis.
- Autism cannot currently be detected at birth or through any prenatal screening.
Derivatives
adverb
Thirty infants were enrolled into the study: 16 exposed prenatally to cigarette smoke and 14 control infants.
Example sentencesExamples
- Participants were recruited prenatally and attended review clinics at age 3 and 5 years.
- Currently, physicians are able to diagnose many more birth defects than they are able to treat prenatally.
- Malformations affecting the spine are often diagnosed prenatally or are apparent in the delivery room.
- There are multiple advantages of knowing if a fetus is affected prenatally.
Definition of prenatal in US English:
prenatal
adjectiveprēˈnādlpriˈneɪdl
Before birth; during or relating to pregnancy.
Example sentencesExamples
- A healthy child was delivered at term, and the couple will be offered prenatal diagnosis in subsequent pregnancies.
- During an early prenatal visit, most pregnant women are given a blood test to screen for syphilis.
- Autism cannot currently be detected at birth or through any prenatal screening.
- The screening test studied was prenatal serum screening for Down's syndrome.
- Abused women were also less likely to have prenatal care check-ups during pregnancy.