previous pregnancy

collocation in English

meaningsofpreviousandpregnancy

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previous
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈpriː.vi.əs/us
/ˈpriː.vi.əs/
happening or existing before something or ...
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pregnancy
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈpreɡ.nən.si/us
/ˈpreɡ.nən.si/
the state of ...
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(Definition ofpreviousandpregnancyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Women with apreviouspregnancyby another man were more likely to be drifters (65%) than were women without a previous pregnancy with another man (42%).
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Three of these cases gave a history of a similar rash occurring during apreviouspregnancy.
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The history ofpreviouspregnancylosses should be analysed to evaluate the possible roles of various pathological factors.
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Pregnancies were recorded when first suspected and first confirmed as were date of expected delivery andpreviouspregnancyhistory.
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They found the cervical changes to be continuous and that the cervical length decreased as the gestational age at delivery in thepreviouspregnancydecreased.
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Of the six women who claimed nopreviouspregnancy, five were under 20 years of age and one in the 20-24 year age group.
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What is the logic of ending the free provision of supplies 12 months after the end of apreviouspregnancy?
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Women who have already had a luteoma during apreviouspregnancyhave a higher high risk of having another luteoma.
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Secondary infertility refers to the inability to conceive or give birth when there was apreviouspregnancyor live birth.
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Mares or jennies which have been sensitized by apreviouspregnancydevelop antibodies by fetal blood cells crossing the placental barrier.
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Of the 114 patients studied, 83 had experienced at least onepreviouspregnancyand 31 were pregnant for the first time.
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High-risk pregnancies (those with pregestational diabetes, chronic hypertension, history of preeclampsia in apreviouspregnancy, or multifetal gestation) showed no significant protective effect.
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