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单词 maternity
释义
maternity
(mətɜːʳnɪti )
1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Maternity is used to describe things relating to the help and medical care given to a woman when she is pregnant and when she gives birth.
Your job will be kept open for your return after maternity leave.
The boy was born at the city's maternity hospital.
...maternity clothes.
2. uncountable noun
Maternity is the state of being a mother.
Morisot had experienced maternity herself.
Synonyms: motherhood, parenthood, motherliness  
Collocations:
maternity care
It also entitles you to treatment for preexisting conditions and maternity care.
The Sun
The effect of mistakes during maternity care, for example, may not become known for many years.
Times, Sunday Times
Such companies generally do not cover maternity care, regarding this as 'natural' too.
Times, Sunday Times
Nominate your maternity care professionals and outline the exceptional team care given to you or someone close to you.
The Sun
I'd actually trained as a nurse and decided to develop an idea, helping large companies arrange maternity care for their staff.
Times, Sunday Times
maternity clothing
Seeing myself big and having to wear maternity clothing horrified me.
The Sun
In 1984, the company expanded to a mail order operation, specializing in maternity clothing.
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Maternity clothing hasn't generally been considered a potentially profitable area for most major clothing manufacturers.
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Aprons were also worn, to close the opening left by jackets. 19th century maternity clothing was tailored to hide pregnancy.
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maternity unit
The maternity unit was closed 37 times in 2013-15, mainly due to a shortage of midwives.
Times, Sunday Times
It would have cost 450 million to build and equip and was due to house a maternity unit and general and acute beds.
Times, Sunday Times
One became a hibernating home and maternity unit for hedgehogs on my plot — they were completely hidden from view and protected under the prickly foliage.
The Sun
She had turned up at the busy maternity unit, having strong contractions, struggling to walk and feeling that the birth was imminent.
Times, Sunday Times
Her life was saved by chance when a heart specialist walked into the maternity unit.
Times, Sunday Times
Translations:
Chinese: 孕妇的
Japanese: 妊婦の
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