maternity ward
noun[C]
uk/məˈtɜː.nə.ti ˌwɔːd/us/məˈtɝː.nə.t̬i ˌwɔːrd/aroomor set ofroomsin ahospitalwhere women are takencareof before or after they givebirth:
A two-dayoldbabywasabductedfrom thematernityward.
Within twohoursshe was on thematernityward, themotherof ahealthybabyboy.
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maternity unit
delivery room
delivery suite
birth centre
- She wasadmittedto thematernitywardto bemonitoredovernight.
- What are thematernitywardvisitinghours?
- IrememberthedayIbroughtmydaughterhomefrom thematernityward.
Medical places & organizations
- A & E
- accident and emergency
- aid station
- biotech
- birth centre
- blood bank
- clinic
- consulting room
- dispensary
- infirmary
- institutional
- madhouse
- NICU
- NIH
- non-hospital
- out of hoursidiom
- outpatients
- PICU
- socialized medicine
- ward
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Obstetrics: birth