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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

maternity ward

/mət-ẽrn'-ĭt-ē wôrd/ · ma·ter·ni·ty ward · IPA
01 n. The section of a hospital devoted to assisting women during childbirth and caring for them and their newborn infants until they are release…
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    The section of a hospital devoted to assisting women during childbirth and caring for them and their newborn infants until they are released to go home.