bed rest

noun

Definition of bed rest

: confinement of a sick person to bed

Examples of bed rest in a Sentence

The doctor prescribed bed rest for a month.

Recent Examples on the Web

Some passengers may be more prone to DVT, including those who have a family history of the condition, are overweight, have recently been pregnant, take the oral contraceptive pill, or have spent a lot of time on bed rest. — Natasha Frost, Quartz, "The health risks of ultra-long-haul flights," 22 Aug. 2019 Due to complications from a long struggle with endometriosis, Simo was forced to spend the last five months of her pregnancy on bed rest. — Genevieve Field, Marie Claire, "Fidji Simo Is the New Face of Facebook," 16 Aug. 2019 People with certain health conditions or using bed rest to recover from an injury can also experience this sensation. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, "Exercise in space keeps astronauts from fainting when they return to Earth, study says," 19 July 2019 Craig said the stress of Thompson and Kardashian’s very public relationship led to pregnancy complications, which forced her to go on bed rest for the rest of the pregnancy, according to court records. — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, "Khloe Kardashian denies she was Tristan Thompson’s mistress, but apologizes for ‘any pain’ she caused," 12 June 2019 The following year, MacKenzie, herself pregnant, went into early labor and spent 5 weeks on bed rest. — Jennifer Couzin-frankel, Science | AAAS, "Could out-of-whack fetal immune systems prompt preterm labor?," 25 Apr. 2018 Problems with nutrition brought on by the nausea and what can be near constant vomiting can weaken a woman's muscles, leading to the need for more bed rest. — Michael Reader, charlotteobserver, "Severe nausea, 5 hospital stays: Why Ayesha Curry's third pregnancy is her roughest. | Charlotte Observer," 8 Apr. 2018 In an Instagram post showing an image of the Ryans with their new bundles of joy, Sarah Ryan said she had been placed on bed rest by her doctors on Jan. 9 after unspecified complications with her pregnancy. — Mike Scott, NOLA.com, "Going for two: Falcons QB Matt Ryan announces birth of twins," 8 Apr. 2018 For some 19 weeks last year, Shelby was on bed rest. — Nick Piecoro, azcentral, "New boy, new man: Chris Herrmann ready for baseball after wife's challenging pregnancy," 10 Mar. 2018

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