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