"about to give birth," 1590s, from Latin parturientem (nominative parturiens), present participle of parturire "be in labor," literally "desire to bring forth," desiderative of parere "to bear" (see pare). Related: Parturiency.
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1. Objective To explore how state of mind affects the pregnant and parturient.
目的:探讨心理状态对孕产妇的影响.
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2. Chapter 69 - Does Anesthesia Increase the Risk to the Parturient Undergoing Nonobstetric Surgery?
第六十九章:麻醉增加非产科手术病人的临产风险?
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3. Methods : A total of 378 pregnant and 398 parturient were selected as test and group respectively.