a period of time when a woman temporarily leaves her job to have a babyWordfinderpregnantantenatal,child,conception,fetus,maternity leave,miscarriage,morning sickness,pregnant,scan,wombCollocationsChildrenHaving a baby/childwant a baby/a child/kidsstart a familyconceive/be expecting/be going to have a baby/childmiss your periodbecome/get/be/find out that you are pregnanthave a baby/a child/kids/a son/a daughter/twins/a familyhave a normal/a difficult/an unwanted pregnancy; an easy/a difficult/a home birthbe in/go into/induce labour (especially US English) laborhave/suffer/cause a miscarriagegive birth to a child/baby/daughter/son/twinsParentingbring up/(especially North American English)raise a child/familycare for/(especially British English)look after a baby/child/kidchange(British English) a nappy/(North American English) a diaper/a babyfeed/breastfeed/bottle-feed a babybe entitled to/go on maternity/paternity leavego back/return to work after maternity leaveneed/find/get a babysitter/good quality affordable childcarebalance/combine work and childcare/child-rearing/family lifeeducate/teach/home-school a child/kidpunish/discipline/spoil a child/kidadopt a baby/child/kidoffer a baby for/put a baby up for adoption(especially British English)foster a child/kidbe placed with/be raised by foster parentssee alsoparental leave,paternity leaveSee related entries:Pregnancy
See maternity leave in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
