Maternity is the state of characteristic of motherhood, or the period in which a person is expecting a child or has recently given birth. As a noun, it often refers to maternity services, ward, or care; in biological contexts it denotes the mother’s role or the conditions of motherhood. The term also appears in phrases like maternity leave, maternity wear, and maternity wards in hospitals.
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