PREGNANCY


Meaning of PREGNANCY in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ early

▪ late

▪ full-term , post-term

▪ healthy , normal

▪ successful

▪ difficult

She had a difficult ~ with her first child.

▪ high-risk

▪ ectopic

emergency surgery for an ectopic ~

▪ multiple

twins or other multiple pregnancies

▪ first , second , etc.

▪ teen ( esp. AmE ), teenage

▪ out-of-wedlock , unwed (both esp. AmE )

▪ unintended , unplanned , unwanted

There are thousands of unwanted teenage pregnancies every year.

VERB + PREGNANCY

▪ have

▪ avoid , prevent

They took no precautions to avoid ~.

▪ plan

50% of all pregnancies are not planned.

▪ confirm

The doctor confirmed my ~ and told me to come back at 12 weeks.

▪ continue , continue with

the difficult decision about whether to continue with a ~

▪ hide

I tried hard to hide my ~.

▪ abort , end , terminate

the right of a woman to terminate her ~

PREGNANCY + VERB

▪ progress

Here's what can happen as your ~ progresses.

▪ go to full term , go to term

women whose pregnancies have gone to term

PREGNANCY + NOUN

▪ test

a home ~ test kit

▪ rate

Teen ~ rates have fallen.

▪ complications

PREPOSITION

▪ during (a/the) ~ , in (a/the) ~

Lower blood pressure is common in early ~.

▪ throughout (a/the) ~

You will be tested throughout your ~.

PHRASES

▪ carry a ~ to term

a woman who intends to carry her ~ to term

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