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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But the timing – four, nine and 10 months after the Dobbs decision – line up with about the time that congenital anomalies can be identified in the fetus and a full-length gestation term.
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Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Of those, only 0.9 percent of abortions were performed after 21 weeks of gestation, which would account for less than two pregnancies per 1,000 births.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
The infant was born via emergency cesarean section at 24 weeks gestation and she was immediately intubated and admitted to the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
More memorable Riley patients Van Arsdale twins: In 1943, Hilda Van Arsdale gave birth to twin sons seven weeks early at a time when most babies didn't survive at that gestation.
—Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Oct. 2024
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Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Of those, only 0.9 percent of abortions were performed after 21 weeks of gestation, which would account for less than two pregnancies per 1,000 births.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
The infant was born via emergency cesarean section at 24 weeks gestation and she was immediately intubated and admitted to the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
More memorable Riley patients Van Arsdale twins: In 1943, Hilda Van Arsdale gave birth to twin sons seven weeks early at a time when most babies didn't survive at that gestation.
—Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Gestation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gestation. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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