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an elephant's pregnancy can last almost a year
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Among them are adverse pregnancy outcomes, like hypertensive disorders, which are conditions of high blood pressure during pregnancy (like preeclampsia), and gestational diabetes.
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 15 Dec. 2025
Probiotics are safe to use during pregnancy.
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At the end of her list, the Sinners star included a video which announced her pregnancy.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
Dorothy DeGuzman is a family medicine physician who treats high-risk pregnancies in California.
—Lisa Rab, USA Today, 14 Dec. 2025
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 15 Dec. 2025
Probiotics are safe to use during pregnancy.
—Health, 15 Dec. 2025
At the end of her list, the Sinners star included a video which announced her pregnancy.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
Dorothy DeGuzman is a family medicine physician who treats high-risk pregnancies in California.
—Lisa Rab, USA Today, 14 Dec. 2025
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“Pregnancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pregnancy. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
pregnancy
noun
preg·nan·cy
ˈpreg-nən(t)-sē 
plural pregnancies
: the condition of being pregnant : gestation
Medical Definition
pregnancy
noun
preg·nan·cy
ˈpreg-nən-sē
plural pregnancies
1
: the condition of being pregnant
2
: an instance of being pregnant
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