parturient

Examples

• All

• During labor, the parturient woman received continuous support from her partner.

• This focus not only affected the parturient woman but also the other supportive participants, especially the husband, who was usually holding his wife.

  Academic text (2004)

• The initial enthusiasm shown on the part of Black women and the educational programs designed to assist them did not, however, generate the widespread use of medical care characteristic of white parturient women today.

  Academic text (1994)

• Black women were not only directed by the Urban League workers, but they may have read these materials that implied that medical care was superior to folk medicine, midwifery, and other traditional practices in coping with high death rates among infants and parturient women.

  Academic text (1994)

• One of the services utilized by parturient black women was the Pittsburgh Maternity Dispensary (later known as the University Maternity Dispensary or UMD), a home birthing service established by Dr. Charles Ziegler in 1912.

  Academic text (1994)

• The parturient mother was excited as she prepared for the arrival of her first child.

• Doctors monitor the health of parturient females to ensure safe deliveries.

Synonyms

B

birthing

vsparturient

4.1

Relating to a person or thing involved in giving birth

refers to a woman or female animal giving birth or soon to give birth

L

lambing

vsparturient

• Specialized

5.8

Used for sheep that are giving birth to lambs

applies to women and other female animals giving birth rather than only sheep

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology