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Recent Examples of gestational
George Frey | Bloomberg | Getty Images Cost was a deciding factor for Amy Sawyer-Williams, who works at a theater company in Raleigh, North Carolina, and has gestational diabetes.
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Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026
For example, a number of pregnancy complications, like preeclampsia, gestational diabetes and miscarriages, put women at higher lifetime risk of heart disease.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 20 Mar. 2026
Palmar grasp reflex — automatic grasping action seen in newborns, but can appear as early as 16 weeks gestational age; young monkeys also display the reflex, where the need to quickly hold onto things seems more of a necessity.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Hicks and her legal team allege medical personnel later diagnosed Hicks with gestational diabetes — a condition that afflicts some pregnant women — as further justification to induce her.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
The sheriff's office did not immediately provide details on the gestational age of the child.
—Catherine Dominguez, Houston Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2026
She and Arthur's four other children were conceived using an anonymous egg donor and a gestational surrogate.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Feb. 2026
And many women experience complications during pregnancy, such as high blood pressure, preeclampsia, and gestational diabetes.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 20 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
Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026
For example, a number of pregnancy complications, like preeclampsia, gestational diabetes and miscarriages, put women at higher lifetime risk of heart disease.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 20 Mar. 2026
Palmar grasp reflex — automatic grasping action seen in newborns, but can appear as early as 16 weeks gestational age; young monkeys also display the reflex, where the need to quickly hold onto things seems more of a necessity.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Hicks and her legal team allege medical personnel later diagnosed Hicks with gestational diabetes — a condition that afflicts some pregnant women — as further justification to induce her.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
The sheriff's office did not immediately provide details on the gestational age of the child.
—Catherine Dominguez, Houston Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2026
She and Arthur's four other children were conceived using an anonymous egg donor and a gestational surrogate.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Feb. 2026
And many women experience complications during pregnancy, such as high blood pressure, preeclampsia, and gestational diabetes.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 20 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gestational
Adjective
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But those looking for something more unique should beeline to the massage and body treatment menu, where specific needs are met through a range of treatments (ie a jet lag remedy, lymphatic drainage massage, prenatal massages, and more).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
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The cast and crew are shooting the season-two finale’s big trauma scene, an emergency C-section performed on a woman with no history of prenatal care who has spiraled into eclampsia.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 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 27 Apr. 2026.
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