fetus

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Scientists have shown that this ratio reflects the balance of estrogen and testosterone a fetus is exposed to during the first trimester of pregnancy.

From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026

In the interim, it lurks underground in stasis, almost like a fetus in the womb.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2025

Cells from older biological siblings—or even the mother’s relatives—can end up inside the fetus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

For the past few years, it has felt as if, finally, pregnant women are beginning to be treated as people whose needs also matter, independent of the fetus.

From Slate • Sep. 25, 2025

The host convulsed like a fetus, kicked with new blood.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy