as in pregnancy
the state of containing unborn young within the body
the length of gestation for the gray wolf is about 63 days
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Recent Examples of gestation
Researchers stress that this discovery does not mean babies are actually learning language during gestation, however.
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Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
In March of this year, again at 17 weeks gestation, Harrison felt her water break and went to the emergency room at Mercy General Hospital in Sacramento.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The problem of infection control Infection control is essential to any attempt at artificial gestation.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
When temperatures remain at or above 75 degrees Fahrenheit overnight, there is a 4% increase in preterm births — babies born before 37 weeks, instead of the full-term gestation of at least 39 weeks — in the days that follow, according to research conducted by the Heat Policy Innovation Hub.
—Jessica Meszaros, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
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Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
In March of this year, again at 17 weeks gestation, Harrison felt her water break and went to the emergency room at Mercy General Hospital in Sacramento.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The problem of infection control Infection control is essential to any attempt at artificial gestation.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
When temperatures remain at or above 75 degrees Fahrenheit overnight, there is a 4% increase in preterm births — babies born before 37 weeks, instead of the full-term gestation of at least 39 weeks — in the days that follow, according to research conducted by the Heat Policy Innovation Hub.
—Jessica Meszaros, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gestation
pregnancy
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Pregnant moms and those with newborn babies in River Rouge, Inkster, Highland Park, Hamtramck, Melvindale and Dearborn can now apply to the program Rx Kids to receive cash payments during pregnancy and for the first six months of the child’s life.—
Beki San Martin,
Freep.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Scientists estimate that hydranencephaly occurs in one in 5,000 to one in 10,000 pregnancies, and the condition is usually fatal within the first year of life, per the Cleveland Clinic.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Gestation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gestation. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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