as in pregnancy
the state of containing unborn young within the body
the length of gestation for the gray wolf is about 63 days
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By the beginning of the ninth week of pregnancy, the normal fetal heart rate is an average of 170 bpm, up from about 110 at 5 weeks gestation.
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Robin Elise Weiss, Phd, Parents, 30 July 2024
In 2021, the state had passed a law known as S.B. 8, banning nearly all abortions after electrical activity is detected in fetal cells, which typically happens around the sixth week of gestation.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
With a gestation period of only about 20 days, mice can reproduce incredibly quickly, and many of the females arrived already pregnant.
—Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2024
Some babies can survive with medical help after 21 weeks of gestation.
—Todd Richmond, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2024
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Robin Elise Weiss, Phd, Parents, 30 July 2024
In 2021, the state had passed a law known as S.B. 8, banning nearly all abortions after electrical activity is detected in fetal cells, which typically happens around the sixth week of gestation.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
With a gestation period of only about 20 days, mice can reproduce incredibly quickly, and many of the females arrived already pregnant.
—Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2024
Some babies can survive with medical help after 21 weeks of gestation.
—Todd Richmond, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2024
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“Gestation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gestation. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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