gestational

Definition of gestationalnext

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Recent Examples of gestational The huge sample also gave the researchers room to take into account the impact of other variables, such as the method of delivery and gestational period. — Mike McRae 24, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026 The gestational surrogate who carried the child of the 40-year-old singer and 42-year-old entrepreneur gave birth in Los Angeles this summer, but the news didn’t surface until Page Six broke the news this month. — Marzia Nicolini, Vanity Fair, 19 Sep. 2026 As pregnancies progress, gestational hypertension increases the risk of preeclampsia, which also leads to liver and kidney problems. — Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2026 Six percent of women giving birth in 2016 were reported as having gestational hypertension. — Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 The team supports and has always supported the gestational carrier’s right to make medical decisions for herself and for her bodily autonomy. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026 The Alaska choice-of-law provision of the parties' gestational agreement does not apply to those questions. — Briseida Holguin, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 Last year, Fejzo designed a study of the widely available drug metformin, which is already safely used on pregnant women with gestational diabetes and polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026 Hilton is a single father of three children — a 13-year-old son, 11-year-old daughter and another 8-year-old daughter — who were born via gestational surrogacy. — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gestational
Adjective
  • Surrounding the young star is a disk of gas and dust known as a protoplanetary disk that serves as a prenatal envelope in which two planets, WISPIT 2b and WISPIT 2c, are forming.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The largest review studies on the topic, which have reviewed data from close to 3 million children have not shown direct cause and effect between prenatal acetaminophen use and autism.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Egg freezing, formally called oocyte preservation, is one of the clearest ways to extend a woman’s childbearing years.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • 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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“Gestational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gestational. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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