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Recent Examples of gestational
Asian Americans develop gestational diabetes at notably high rates, but even among communities of Asian descent, that risk is little known, experts told me.
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
More than 1 in 8 pregnant adults reported drinking in the past month, according to STAT’s analysis of 2024 government data, making alcohol use a more common national phenomenon than gestational diabetes.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 19 May 2026
Couples sometimes will undergo In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) to create embryos — their biological children — so that a surrogate or gestational carrier can carry the pregnancy.
—Ann Marie Luft, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
The gestational age and status of the pregnancy is unknown.
—Gretchen E. Ely, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the two-drug regimen to end pregnancies up to 10 weeks gestational age; the World Health Organization endorses it up to 12 weeks.
—Mara Gordon, NPR, 4 May 2026
Risk factors include a family history of the disease, being older than 45, carrying excess weight, exercising fewer than three times a week, a history of gestational diabetes, high blood pressure or cholesterol, prediabetes and polycystic ovarian syndrome.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
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.
—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
Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
More than 1 in 8 pregnant adults reported drinking in the past month, according to STAT’s analysis of 2024 government data, making alcohol use a more common national phenomenon than gestational diabetes.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 19 May 2026
Couples sometimes will undergo In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) to create embryos — their biological children — so that a surrogate or gestational carrier can carry the pregnancy.
—Ann Marie Luft, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
The gestational age and status of the pregnancy is unknown.
—Gretchen E. Ely, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the two-drug regimen to end pregnancies up to 10 weeks gestational age; the World Health Organization endorses it up to 12 weeks.
—Mara Gordon, NPR, 4 May 2026
Risk factors include a family history of the disease, being older than 45, carrying excess weight, exercising fewer than three times a week, a history of gestational diabetes, high blood pressure or cholesterol, prediabetes and polycystic ovarian syndrome.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gestational
Adjective
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This refers to foregoing traditional prenatal appointments, screenings, and other medical care throughout the entire pregnancy.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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Women can still receive a range of services, including prenatal care from a nurse practitioner who travels to Bonner General from Coeur d'Alene once a week and other clinicians who can provide more basic gynecological care.—
Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez,
CBS News,
18 May 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 4 Jun. 2026.
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