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For years my wedding ring has done its job. It has led me not into temptation. It has reminded my husband numerous times at parties that it's time to go home. It has been a source of relief to a dinner companion. It has been a status symbol in the maternity ward.
Erma Bombeck

Meaning of "maternity ward" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MATERNITY WARD

maternity ward  [məˈtɜːnɪtɪ wɔːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MATERNITY WARD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Maternity ward is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MATERNITY WARD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

maternity ward

Childbirth

Childbirth, labour, delivery, birth, partus, or parturition is the culmination of a period of pregnancy with the expulsion of one or more newborn infants from a woman's uterus. The process of normal childbirth is categorized in three stages of labour: the shortening and dilation of the cervix, descent and birth of the infant, and the placenta being expelled.

Definition of maternity ward in the English dictionary

The definition of maternity ward in the dictionary is a room or area in a hospital which provides care for pregnant women, women who have recently given birth, and newborn infants.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MATERNITY WARD


adward
ədˈwɔːd
award
əˈwɔːd
bearward
ˈbɛəˌwɔːd
foreward
ˈfɔːˌwɔːd
greensward
ˈɡriːnˌswɔːd
hayward
ˈheɪˌwɔːd
hog-ward
ˈhɒɡˌwɔːd
misaward
ˌmɪsəˈwɔːd
reward
rɪˈwɔːd
sward
swɔːd
untoward
ˌʌntəˈwɔːd
ward
wɔːd
warred
wɔːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MATERNITY WARD

materials
materiel
maternal
maternal death
maternal deprivation
maternal health care
maternal instinct
maternalism
maternalistic
maternally
maternity
maternity allowance
maternity benefit
maternity dress
maternity grant
maternity home
maternity hospital
maternity leave
maternity pay
mateship

WORDS THAT END LIKE MATERNITY WARD

awkward
backward
casualty ward
downward
Edward
emergency ward
forward
Howard
isolation ward
labour ward
lying-in ward
medical ward
Nightingale ward
observation ward
outward
postnatal ward
straightforward
toward
upward
Woodward

Synonyms and antonyms of maternity ward in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «maternity ward» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MATERNITY WARD

Find out the translation of maternity ward to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of maternity ward from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «maternity ward» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

产房
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sala de maternidad
570 millions of speakers

English

maternity ward
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रसूति वार्ड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جناح الولادة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

родильное отделение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

maternidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রসূতি ওয়ার্ড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

maternité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Wad bersalin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Entbindungsstation
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

産科病棟
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

분만실
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Maternity ward
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hộ sinh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மகப்பேறு பிரிவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रसूती प्रभाग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Doğumevi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

reparto maternità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oddział macierzyński
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пологове відділення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

maternitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαιευτήριο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kraamsaal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

BB
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fødeavdeling
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of maternity ward

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MATERNITY WARD»

The term «maternity ward» is regularly used and occupies the 59.749 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MATERNITY WARD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «maternity ward» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «maternity ward» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about maternity ward

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2 QUOTES WITH «MATERNITY WARD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word maternity ward.
1
Erma Bombeck
For years my wedding ring has done its job. It has led me not into temptation. It has reminded my husband numerous times at parties that it's time to go home. It has been a source of relief to a dinner companion. It has been a status symbol in the maternity ward.
2
Peter Greenaway
As for critics, one mediocre writer is more valuable than ten good critics. They are like haughty, barren spinsters lodged in a maternity ward.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MATERNITY WARD»

Discover the use of maternity ward in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to maternity ward and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Maternity Ward: Behind the Scenes at a Big City Hospital
A collection of true-life stories from a hospital maternity ward describes the actions of a young doctor as he makes a split-second decision to perform a cesaerean section and of a woman who is told that her baby has died. Reprint.
Susan Stanley, 1993
2
Talking to Babies: Healing with Words on a Maternity Ward
A child psychiatrist and psychoanalyst discusses her approach to restoring the health of infants who are born unhealthy or are subjected to early trauma surrounding birth, such as the death of a twin sibling or the depression of a parent.
Myriam Szejer, 2005
3
Anne Sexton and Middle Generation Poetry: The Geography of Grief
"Unknown Girl in the Maternity Ward" The most recurring strategy within Sexton's poetic narratives is that of the lone or isolated female speaker; and two important examples of this occur in "Unknown Girl in the Maternity Ward" and "The ...
Philip McGowan, 2004
4
Introduction to Private Security
Maternity Ward Security Most maternity wards have some sort of infant protection systems to prevent baby switching and abductions. In addition to the human trauma of these crimes, such incidents can create liability and bad publicity for the ...
Kären Hess, 2008
5
Maternity Ward: Final Flight of a WWII Liberator
Maternity Ward, Final Flight of a WWII Liberator is really about the brave soldiers, seamen, marines and airmen who have fought for America from the Revolutionary War to Desert Storm.
Marguerite Madison Aronowitz, William J. Fay, 1998
6
Introductory Maternity Nursing
Semmelweis noticed that the only difference between the two wards was that the medical students would dissect cadavers, then go immediately to the maternity ward to examine patients. The midwives, of course, did not dissect cadavers.
N. Jayne Klossner, 2006
7
Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
However, these are normal headaches in an operation which involves this scale. Question No. 246 Extension of Kitale District Hospital Maternity Ward Mr. Wabuge asked the Minister for Health if he would tell the House whether he was aware ...
8
The Etiology, Concept, and Prophylaxis of Childbed Fever
factor of childbed fever was the decaying animal-organic substances that are found so abundantly in a surgical ward. [83] It may be necessary to say a few words about the maternity ward in the St. Rochus Hospital. The St. Rochus Hospital ...
Ignác Fülöp Semmelweis, Kay Codell Carter, 1983
9
The Girlfriend's Guide to Surviving the First Year of ...
After a couple of hours, you will be moved yet again, this time to your real Honeymoon Suite, the room on the maternity ward where you will get to know your baby and recover for a couple of days (thank you, Bill Clinton!) before reentering the ...
Vicki Iovine, 1997
10
Building Intuition: Insights from Basic Operations ...
Hospital Ward: We wish to determine the size and staffing levels for the maternity ward for a local hospital. From historical records we know that the birth rate for the local community is about five births per day. We also know that most women ...
Dilip Chhajed, Timothy J. Lowe, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MATERNITY WARD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term maternity ward is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Johnny Vegas and Maia Dunphy reveal the birth of son Tom …
He also shared another fun snap, showing himself dressed up in blue scrubs, presumably in the maternity ward during the birth of his second ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Roth: Abby nemesis Lady Andrade a hit signing for Flash
I put three people in the hospital. All in the maternity ward.'' RIP Van. With another Bills season upon us, we promise to fasten our seat belts. «Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Jul 15»
3
Late Mills was never rushed in a car boot to 37 Hospital – Koku …
“The President was not rushed to 37 in Koku's ford explorer….he was driven in a motorcade, the President was not sent to the maternity ward, ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
4
Only 100 tickets left for the masquerade ball
The night will raise much-needed funds for Hervey Bay Hospital maternity ward's special care unit. The event is for those aged 18 and over and ... «Fraser Coast Chronicle, Jul 15»
5
Govt to Take Over Onandjokwe Hospital
He said government is currently constructing a new maternity ward to replace the old one, adding that further renovations will follow to put ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
6
'My uncle raped me and killed our son'
The boy's tiny body was wrapped in nappies by the nurses at the maternity ward. Another woman who had just given birth at the hospital ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
7
Maternity nurse reveals the worst things said in labour and delivery …
The registered nurse has blogged about the worst things she's ever heard while working in a maternity ward – or 'labor and delivery', as they ... «Metro, Jul 15»
8
Car bursts into flames as couple arrive at maternity ward
An expectant father had to contend with his car bursting into flames as he was rushing his wife to hospital in Devon. Fire fighters were called to ... «Western Morning News, Jul 15»
9
Don't Take My Baby, review: this is why we need BBC Three
... to look after her was, so social worker Belinda (Wunmi Mosaku) was dispatched to assess them, first in the maternity ward and later at home. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
10
'Second mums' for twins Darcy and Clara
... please email it with details to hannah.busch@qt.com.au - A QT photographer also takes photos in the maternity ward at Ipswich Hospital. «The Queensland Times, Jul 15»

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