Maternity ward

/mətˈɜːnɪti wˈɔːd/

/mətˈɜːnɪɾi wˈɔːɹd/

Maternity ward

a hospital department that provides care for pregnant women and newborn infants

Examples

1. We saw a newborn baby in the maternity ward of the hospital.

2. Maternity wards belong in hospitals.

3. One hospital in central China even named its maternity wards after Ivy-League schools for good luck.

4. A group of medical workers were walking through the maternity ward.