0 the state of being a mother --
1 related to pregnancy and birth: --
maternity clothes
2 relating to a period during which a woman is pregnant and has a baby, and often to a period following this: --
3 the state of being a mother: --
issues of reproduction, maternity, and women’s health
The survey provides a retrospective maternity history of the sampled women.
Many social welfare policies were shaped by women who used claims of maternity, equality and social justice to justify their entrance into politics.
This is already the case for maternity treatment (when there are no complications) and may later allow the use of diagnosis-related groups.
Increased frequency of neonatal jaundice in a maternity hospital.
It is the role of the specialist nurse to ensure effective communication with all maternity units and establish good links.
Failed intubation revisited: 17-yr experience in a teaching maternity unit.
In late 1980s this figure started to decrease slowly, primarily due to new legislation that allowed women maternity leave of up to 3 years.
Furthermore, legislation that governed women's work, from the restriction of hours to provisions for maternity benefits, made them burdensome employees.