prepregnancy

Before carrying child

Prepregnancy describes the period or conditions before becoming pregnant.

The term appears most often in medical contexts: prepregnancy weight, prepregnancy counseling, prepregnancy health.

Doctors recommend folic acid supplementation during the prepregnancy period to reduce birth defects.

fertility

ovulation

Egg discharge from ovary

conceptionFormation of an idea
fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
cycleRepeating sequence of events

hormones · estrogen · progesterone · sperm · egg · reproductive · fertile · infertility · basal · endometrium

anticipation

parenthood

State of having children

motherhoodState of being a female parent
fatherhoodState of being dad
babyVery young child

nursery · names · family · dreams · hope · excitement · expectation · beginnings · journey · nesting

health

nutrition

Bodily use of food

screeningEvaluative selection process
immunizationProtective medical injection
checkupRoutine health evaluation

BMI · weight · thyroid · diabetes · rubella · toxoplasmosis · caffeine · alcohol-free · non-smoker · fitness

planning

consultation

Meeting seeking expert guidance

insuranceContractual risk coverage
budgetingAllocating funds systematically
childcareSupervision of young ones

Opposites

temporal relation to pregnancy

prepregnancypostpartum

After childbirth period

postnatal · postpregnancy · pregnancy · prenatal · gestational

Family

pregnant, pregnancy, impregnate, impregnation, pregnancies, nonpregnant, postpregnancy

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