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maternal [mə′tərn·əl] (biology) Of, pertaining to, or related to a mother. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| In her final chapter, O'Reilly reveals how these convent women of Paradise, as well as the protagonists of Jazz, go on to heal the wounds suffered as a result of maternal neglect. In combination, these narratives resolve the crisis of poverty-related child harm, including infant deaths, by transforming evidence that limited resources threaten family survival, and challenging obstetrical claims of preventing maternal and child morbidity and mortality, into proof of maternal neglect and abuse. The coroner ruled that the child died from maternal neglect. |
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