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gestation

[je-stey-shuhn] / dʒɛˈsteɪ ʃən /


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The company says its product, which works solely with bovine breath samples, has detected gestation with 94% accuracy in lab tests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

The review's timeline indicates it would probably have analysed the case of Chloe Vowels-Lovett, whose baby, Esme, was stillborn at 38 weeks' gestation in February 2022.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

The Saers had five years of fertility struggles, which included losing their unborn baby, Elsie, at 14 weeks' gestation on Christmas Eve in 2011.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

RSV immunizations are recommended for everyone age 75 and up, babies younger than 8 months, and pregnant women between 32 weeks to 36 weeks of gestation.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2025

His will, it turned out, was that Emily give birth at home at twenty-six weeks’ gestation.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover