gestation

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This change was made permanent in 2022, so women can take pills at home for gestation of up to nine weeks and six days.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

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

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

California sea lions typically give birth in June after an 11-month gestation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2025

As a fat man, I walked with the foot soldiers so as not to jounce the gestation.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston