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The truth is women use contraception not only as a way to prevent unintended pregnancies, but also to improve their health and the health of their families. Increased access to contraception is directly linked to declines in maternal and infant mortality.
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Meaning of "pregnancies" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PREGNANCIES

pregnancies  [ˈpreɡnənsɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PREGNANCIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pregnancies 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 PREGNANCIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

pregnancies

Pregnancy

Pregnancy is the development of one or more offspring, known as an embryo or fetus, in a woman's uterus. It is the common name for gestation in humans. A multiple pregnancy involves more than one embryo or fetus in a single pregnancy, such as with twins. Childbirth usually occurs about 38 weeks after conception; in women who have a menstrual cycle length of four weeks, this is approximately 40 weeks from the start of the last normal menstrual period. Human pregnancy is the most studied of all mammalian pregnancies. Conception can be achieved through sexual intercourse or assisted reproductive technology. An embryo is the developing offspring during the first 8 weeks following conception, and subsequently the term fetus is used until birth. In many societies' medical or legal definitions, human pregnancy is somewhat arbitrarily divided into three trimester periods, as a means to simplify reference to the different stages of prenatal development. The first trimester carries the highest risk of miscarriage. During the second trimester, the development of the fetus can be more easily monitored and diagnosed.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PREGNANCIES


acceptances
əkˈsɛptənsɪz
appetencies
ˈæpɪtənsɪz
appurtenances
əˈpɜːtɪnənsɪz
Clearances
ˈklɪərənsɪz
condolences
kənˈdəʊlənsɪz
consequences
ˈkɒnsɪkwənsɪz
conservancies
kənˈsɜːvənsɪz
consistencies
kənˈsɪstənsɪz
consonancies
ˈkɒnsənənsɪz
currencies
ˈkʌrənsɪz
decencies
ˈdiːsənsɪz
deficiencies
dɪˈfɪʃənsɪz
delinquencies
dɪˈlɪŋkwənsɪz
eigenfrequencies
ˈaɪɡənˌfriːkwənsɪz
eminencies
ˈemɪnənsɪz
exigencies
ˈɛksɪdʒənsɪz
potencies
ˈpəʊtənsɪz
presidencies
ˈprezɪdənsɪz
residencies
ˈrezɪdənsɪz
transparencies
trænsˈpærənsɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PREGNANCIES

prefulgent
prefund
pregame
preganglionic
pregenital
preggers
preggy
preglacial
pregnability
pregnable
pregnancy
pregnancy test
pregnant
pregnantly
pregnenolone
pregrowth
preguide
pregustation
prehab
prehalluces

WORDS THAT END LIKE PREGNANCIES

agencies
competencies
constituencies
contingencies
dependencies
discrepancies
efficiencies
emergencies
Falkland Islands Dependencies
fancies
frequencies
inconsistencies
Indian States and Agencies
malignancies
nancies
occupancies
policies
redundancies
regencies
tendencies
vacancies

Synonyms and antonyms of pregnancies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PREGNANCIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «pregnancies» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of pregnancies

Translation of «pregnancies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PREGNANCIES

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

Translator English - Chinese

怀孕
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

embarazos
570 millions of speakers

English

pregnancies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गर्भधारण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحمل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

беременность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gestações
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গর্ভধারণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grossesses
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kehamilan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schwangerschaften
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

妊娠
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

임신
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kehamilan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mang thai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கருவுற்றிருக்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गर्भधारण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gebelikler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gravidanze
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ciąż
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вагітність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sarcini
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εγκυμοσύνες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

swangerskappe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

graviditeter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

svangerskap
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pregnancies

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PREGNANCIES»

The term «pregnancies» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.938 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PREGNANCIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pregnancies» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pregnancies» 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 pregnancies

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10 QUOTES WITH «PREGNANCIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pregnancies.
1
Harry A. Blackmun
The states are not free, under the guise of protecting maternal health or potential life, to intimidate women into continuing pregnancies.
2
Gro Harlem Brundtland
Morality becomes hypocrisy if it means accepting mothers' suffering or dying in connection with unwanted pregnancies and illegal abortions and unwanted children.
3
Robert Casey
In short, our response as a party should be to work to solve the crises that produce crisis pregnancies, and work to make life worth living for mother and child, rather than victimize the child as a way of dealing with the crisis.
4
Allan Houston
There are so many issues in society - we talk about the violence, the drugs, the unwanted pregnancies - but at the end of the day, it comes down to what we taught our children to be.
5
Felicity Huffman
The truth is women use contraception not only as a way to prevent unintended pregnancies, but also to improve their health and the health of their families. Increased access to contraception is directly linked to declines in maternal and infant mortality.
6
Ann McLane Kuster
The truth is that contraception saves lives, prevents unplanned pregnancies, improves outcomes for children and reduces the number of abortions.
7
Ann McLane Kuster
I represented women with unplanned pregnancies from age 14 to 40, and they range from living in their car to living in the nicest neighborhoods in town.
8
Barbara Park
My own pregnancies were all about me, me, me. My aches, my pains, my swollen feet, and my body that looked like the Michelin Man.
9
Louise Slaughter
If they are opposed to abortion, they should be for preventing unintended pregnancies.
10
Jock Sturges
The images I like best are parts of series that I've started, in some cases, with the pregnancies of the mothers of the children in question, and I continue that series right on through the birth of children to the child that resulted from that first pregnancy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PREGNANCIES»

Discover the use of pregnancies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pregnancies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dangerous Pregnancies: Mothers, Disabilities, and Abortion ...
Dangerous Pregnancies tells the much-forgotten story of the German measles epidemic of the early 1960s and how it created national anxiety about dying, disabled, and "dangerous" babies.
Leslie J. Reagan, 2010
2
Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies
Highly readable, well illustrated, and easy to understand, Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies remains your go-to choice for authoritative guidance on managing today's obstetric patient.
Steven G. Gabbe, Jennifer R. Niebyl, Henry L. Galan, 2012
3
Protocols for High-Risk Pregnancies
Evidence to support an intervention is given where it exists. The authors' experience provides additional wise counsel. Key references provide the springboard for a deeper understanding of a topic. All protocols have been updated.
John T. Queenan, John C. Hobbins, Catherine Y. Spong, 2010
4
The Facts about Teenage Pregnancies
The Facts About Teenage Pregnancies is an invaluable book for all professionals who work with teenagers and their families.
Bill Gillham, 1997
5
Unwanted Pregnancies and Public Policy: An International ...
Unwanted Pregnancies & Public Policy An International Perspective
Héctor Correa, 1994
6
Teenage Pregnancies in the UK and Their Perception in the ...
This is an astonishing fact, the more so as European countries such as Spain, Italy or Poland with a traditionally more conservative background formerly based on Catholicism with its strict moral principles against extra-marital sex or use ...
Birgit Wilpers, 2010
7
Reproductive Hazards in the Workplace: Mending Jobs, ...
This book provides a combination of technical , physical, psychological, and social materials and “how to” suggestions (guidelines for judging risks and hazards and social action suggestions).
Regina Kenen, 1993
8
Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies
Highly readable, well illustrated, and easy to understand, Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies remains your go-to choice for authoritative guidance on managing today’s obstetric patient.
Steven G. Gabbe, Jennifer R. Niebyl, Henry L Galan, 2012
9
Pregnancies Collected: Stories for Every Month of Your Pregnancy
This book is for allthe pregnanct women in the world who want a companion totote with them as a reminder that pregnancy really is asometimes funny, but always a wonderful experience.
Cheryl Jean Hancock, 2001
10
Jovial Pregnancies: Couvade and Culture from Shakespeare to ...
Mitigating the disability, however, is a cultural imaginary unfettered by modern anatomical knowledge.
Nicholas Shane Johnson, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PREGNANCIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pregnancies is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Unplanned pregnancies don't end as Planned Parenthood abortion …
Mobile unit operated by First Choice Pregnancy Solutions, a faith-based organization in Wake Forest, North Carolina, dedicated to supporting ... «Christian Examiner, Jul 15»
2
Surprise, I'm Pregnant! The Evolution Of Unplanned Parenthood In …
Here, we take a look back at how onscreen depictions of surprise pregnancies have evolved over the years. Note: We're not counting the 1987 ... «Refinery29, Jul 15»
3
Center focuses on helping with unplanned pregnancies
An unplanned-pregnancy center's focus on giving support instead of judgment to those with unplanned-pregnancies has helped 450 women in ... «Nevada Herald, Jul 15»
4
A missed opportunity to cooperate on combating unintended …
... research shows,” which mentioned an encouraging drop in unintended teen pregnancies in the United States, I recalled a missed opportunity ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
5
New policy on pupil pregnancies
Durban - A new draft policy which sets out how schools should support pregnant pupils and protect them from discrimination is expected to be ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
6
'Murder' trials, 'Unexpected' pregnancies, and the swinging '60s …
The pregnancies in "Unexpected" might come as surprises to its characters, but few of its plot twists will shock audiences. That's okay, though. «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
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Review: 'Unexpected,' a Tale of 2 Pregnancies That Unite and Divide
There is barely a false note in Kris Swanberg's intelligent, well-mannered drama “Unexpected,” which tells parallel stories of two unforeseen ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
8
Moms confess the real difference between 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th …
Moms confess the real difference between 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th pregnancies · Whitney Barthel. posted: July 23, 2015, 7:43 am. in: Pregnant, You and Your ... «BabyCenter, Jul 15»
9
Portugal tightens abortion laws, forcing women to pay to end …
Portugal tightens abortion laws, forcing women to pay to end pregnancies. Women will also be required to have counselling before a ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
10
#BumpDay: Ensuring Healthy Pregnancies by Fighting Big Coal's …
Unfortunately, I can easily see the connection between healthy pregnancies and my work with the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal campaign. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

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