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DictionaryRoot: natalis
Latin

natalis

pertaining to birth

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A pregnant patient sits with a clinician who listens to the unborn baby's heartbeat and prepares care before the birth has happened.
adjective

antenatal

an-tee-NAY-tul/ˌæntiˈneɪtl/

Occurring or existing before birth.

Etymology
anteLatinbefore or in front
+natalLatinpertaining to birth

Natalis makes birth the reference point, and ante- places something before it. Together they describe conditions or events during the period before birth.

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