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- noun Plural form of
mother-to-be .
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Examples
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Many mothers-to-be arrive suffering from malaria, diarrhea and respiratory diseases.
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Artificial pancreas could save lives of mothers-to-be with type 1 diabetes
Dogs can be trained to sniff out bowel cancer, Japanese researchers say 2011
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Many rights groups were also there to voice their demands, including mothers-to-be from mainland China protesting a new quota on the number of nonlocal women allowed to give birth in Hong Kong hospitals.
Hong Kongers March for Elections, Cheaper Housing Alexandra Wexler 2011
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All this information creates some hard choices for mothers-to-be and their health-care providers.
Can Mom's Medicine Hurt the Baby? Melinda Beck 2011
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One out of 13 mothers-to-be with either Type 1 or Type 2 of the disease on giving birth have a child with a major congenital abnormality as a direct result of their condition.
Women with diabetes warned to take precautions when having a baby 2012
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Haws was in the audience with 11 other mothers and mothers-to-be, as well as one father, watching a screening of the documentary Babies, which opens Friday.
Documentary 'Babies' touches hearts, makes mothers' day 2010
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For mothers-to-be, gestational diabetes screening will now be covered at no out of pocket expense.
Sec. Kathleen Sebelius: Prevention at the Heart of Keeping Women Healthy Sec. Kathleen Sebelius 2011
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Doctors are urging mothers-to-be to give up cigarettes after new research linked smoking in pregnancy to babies suffering birth defects such as clubfoot, missing limbs and deformed limbs.
Birth defects linked for first time to smoking in pregnancy 2011
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USA TODAY asked a dozen mothers, grandmothers and mothers-to-be — along with one father, just to be fair — in Northern Virginia for their reactions to Babies Most were profoundly moved, others felt enlightened by the cultural differences, and a few questioned the choices made by the movie's makers.
Documentary 'Babies' touches hearts, makes mothers' day 2010
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She advises mothers-to-be due to have a caesarean to thoroughly discuss the pros and cons with their doctor.
Babies Born One Week Early Are at Higher Risk for Serious Health Problems | Impact Lab 2010
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