prepregnancy

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

pre- +‎ pregnancy

Adjective[edit]

prepregnancy (not comparable)

  1. Before the onset of pregnancy.
    • 2007 February 13, Nicholas Bakalar, “Childbirth: Cutting Caffeine Not Found to Affect Birth Weight”, in New York Times[1]:
      After adjusting for prepregnancy weight, smoking status and other variables, the average birth weight of babies in the decaf group was a statistically insignificant one-half ounce higher than that of babies in the coffee-drinking group.