Collocations for pregnancy - noun
ADJ.
early | late | full-term, post-term | easy, healthy, normal | difficult
She had a difficult pregnancy with her first child.
She had a difficult pregnancy with her first child.
teenage | premarital | unplanned, unwanted
There are thousands of unwanted teenage pregnancies every year.
There are thousands of unwanted teenage pregnancies every year.
VERB + PREGNANCY
have | avoid, prevent
taking precautions to avoid pregnancy
taking precautions to avoid pregnancy
continue (with), keep
the difficult decision about whether to continue with a pregnancy
the difficult decision about whether to continue with a pregnancy
terminate
the right of a woman to terminate her pregnancy
the right of a woman to terminate her pregnancy
PREGNANCY + VERB
be at/go to (full) term
PREGNANCY + NOUN
test
a home pregnancy test kit
a home pregnancy test kit
PREP.
during/in (a/the) ~
Lower blood pressure is common in early pregnancy.
Lower blood pressure is common in early pregnancy.
throughout (a/the) ~
You will be tested throughout your pregnancy.
You will be tested throughout your pregnancy.