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Recent Examples of gestational
And many women experience complications during pregnancy, such as high blood pressure, preeclampsia, and gestational diabetes.
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Chantelle Lee, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
After 40 and 50, that risk can accelerate, especially for women with certain health histories, including gestational diabetes, preeclampsia or autoimmune disease, Campa explains.
—Jennifer Shanker, Flow Space, 17 Feb. 2026
Research suggests less healthy dietary habits could be why rural pregnant women tend to have more pregnancy complications, such as preterm birth, gestational diabetes and hypertensive disorders.
—Alex Crisp, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2026
Pregnant women can also develop gestational hypertension, pre-eclampsia and gestational diabetes, Haythe explained.
—Dr. Mia Antinone, ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
What is the role of the non-gestational parent during a pregnancy?
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026
Today, many states stipulate that gestational surrogates have no parental rights—any equivocation on this matter would cause the country’s reproductive-tourism industry to collapse.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Trainor wrote about her pregnancy in her 2023 book, Dear Future Mama, sharing her experiences with gestational diabetes, blood clots and blistering nipples.
—Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
But then, her surrogate (also known as a gestational carrier) told her that something was wrong.
—Alexandra Chaidez, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025
Chantelle Lee, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
After 40 and 50, that risk can accelerate, especially for women with certain health histories, including gestational diabetes, preeclampsia or autoimmune disease, Campa explains.
—Jennifer Shanker, Flow Space, 17 Feb. 2026
Research suggests less healthy dietary habits could be why rural pregnant women tend to have more pregnancy complications, such as preterm birth, gestational diabetes and hypertensive disorders.
—Alex Crisp, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2026
Pregnant women can also develop gestational hypertension, pre-eclampsia and gestational diabetes, Haythe explained.
—Dr. Mia Antinone, ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
What is the role of the non-gestational parent during a pregnancy?
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026
Today, many states stipulate that gestational surrogates have no parental rights—any equivocation on this matter would cause the country’s reproductive-tourism industry to collapse.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Trainor wrote about her pregnancy in her 2023 book, Dear Future Mama, sharing her experiences with gestational diabetes, blood clots and blistering nipples.
—Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
But then, her surrogate (also known as a gestational carrier) told her that something was wrong.
—Alexandra Chaidez, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gestational
Adjective
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Early prenatal care in particular — that is, seeing a doctor within the first few months of pregnancy — allows doctors to assess patients for risks that might complicate pregnancies.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
19 Feb. 2026
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For example, Broward Health opened a maternity clinic in Lauderdale Lakes that was expected to serve 200 women, but more than 1,700 received prenatal care there in its first year.—
Shane Strum,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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In the United Kingdom, there is a midwife assigned to every childbearing individual, regardless of the risk status of the pregnancy.—
DeAnna Taylor,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Many of them were young women, either pregnant or of childbearing age, when the bombs fell and have lived much of their lives under a heavy shadow of fear and stigma.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Gestational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gestational. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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