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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
pregnancy



preg·nancy [pregnancy pregnancies] BrE [ˈpreɡnənsi] NAmE [ˈpreɡnənsi] noun uncountable, countable (pl. preg·nancies)
the state of being pregnant
Many women experience sickness during pregnancy.
a pregnancy test
unplanned/unwanted pregnancies
the increase in teenage pregnancies

Collocations:
Children
Having a baby/child
want a baby/a child/kids
start a family
conceive/be expecting/be going to have a baby/child
miss your period
become/get/ be/find out that you are pregnant
have a baby/a child/kids/a son/a daughter/twins/a family
have a normal/a difficult/an unwanted pregnancy; an easy/a difficult/a home birth
be in/go into/induce labour (especially US) labor
have/suffer/cause a miscarriage
give birth to a child/baby/daughter/son/twins
Parenting
bring up/ (especially NAmE) raise a child/family
care for/ (especially BrE) look after a baby/child/kid
change (BrE) a nappy/(NAmE) a diaper/a baby
feed/breastfeed/bottle-feed a baby
be entitled to/go on maternity/paternity leave
go back/return to work after maternity leave
need/find/get a babysitter/good quality affordable childcare
balance/combine work and childcare/child-rearing/family life
educate/teach/home-school a child/kid
punish/discipline/spoil a child/kid
adopt a baby/child/kid
offer a baby for/put a baby up for adoption
(especially BrE) foster a child/kid
be placed with/be raised by foster parents

Example Bank:
Here's what can happen as your pregnancy progresses.
I tried hard to hide my pregnancy.
Lower blood pressure is common in early pregnancy.
She had a difficult pregnancy with her first child.
Teen pregnancy rates have fallen.
The doctor confirmed my pregnancy and told me to come back at 12 weeks.
There are thousands of unwanted teenage pregnancies every year.
They took no precautions to avoid pregnancy.
You will be tested throughout your pregnancy.
a home pregnancy test kit
a woman who intends to carry her pregnancy to term
emergency surgery for an ectopic pregnancy
the difficult decision about whether to continue with a pregnancy
the right of a woman to terminate her pregnancy
twins or other multiple pregnancies
women whose pregnancies have gone to term

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