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Recent Examples of gestational
According to Shah, the rise in gestational diabetes can be attributed to the worsening of health in young adults throughout the country.
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Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
But then, her surrogate (also known as a gestational carrier) told her that something was wrong.
—Alexandra Chaidez, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025
Among them are adverse pregnancy outcomes, like hypertensive disorders, which are conditions of high blood pressure during pregnancy (like preeclampsia), and gestational diabetes.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 15 Dec. 2025
In Scott’s third trimester, she was diagnosed with gestational diabetes.
—Leigh Scheps, Parents, 13 Dec. 2025
Other factors that have been associated with autism include premature birth, parents who are older at the time of conception, fever during pregnancy and metabolic disorders such as gestational diabetes.
—Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
Another four bar it at or around six weeks gestational age.
—CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
Roughly half of the states—around 20 to 25—have explicit statutes that permit and regulate gestational surrogacy contracts.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
Prosecutors say the child’s gestational age was between eight and 10 weeks at the time of the killing.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
But then, her surrogate (also known as a gestational carrier) told her that something was wrong.
—Alexandra Chaidez, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025
Among them are adverse pregnancy outcomes, like hypertensive disorders, which are conditions of high blood pressure during pregnancy (like preeclampsia), and gestational diabetes.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 15 Dec. 2025
In Scott’s third trimester, she was diagnosed with gestational diabetes.
—Leigh Scheps, Parents, 13 Dec. 2025
Other factors that have been associated with autism include premature birth, parents who are older at the time of conception, fever during pregnancy and metabolic disorders such as gestational diabetes.
—Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
Another four bar it at or around six weeks gestational age.
—CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
Roughly half of the states—around 20 to 25—have explicit statutes that permit and regulate gestational surrogacy contracts.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
Prosecutors say the child’s gestational age was between eight and 10 weeks at the time of the killing.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gestational
Adjective
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Farmers will likely compensate by deploying insecticides, which government studies suggest can do significant prenatal harm.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
11 Jan. 2026
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Recognizing the diverse needs of the community, Orange Coast Medical Center also offers prenatal, postpartum, and breastfeeding classes in Vietnamese, ensuring language is never a barrier to receiving compassionate care.—
MemorialCare Medical Group,
Oc Register,
10 Jan. 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 19 Jan. 2026.
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