GESTATIONAL Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

gestational

adjective

Definition of gestational

as in prenatal

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Recent Examples of gestational The Alaska choice-of-law provision of the parties' gestational agreement does not apply to those questions. — Briseida Holguin, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 Last year, Fejzo designed a study of the widely available drug metformin, which is already safely used on pregnant women with gestational diabetes and polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026 Hilton is a single father of three children — a 13-year-old son, 11-year-old daughter and another 8-year-old daughter — who were born via gestational surrogacy. — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026 On Thursday, July 30, Cooper revealed in an Instagram post that she was diagnosed with gestational diabetes amid her first pregnancy. — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026 Research shows a potential link between mental health status and gestational diabetes risk. — Carina Heckert, The Conversation, 30 July 2026 Compared to younger women, older moms are at higher risk of complications like preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, placental abnormalities, miscarriage chromosomal conditions and cesarean delivery. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 29 July 2026 Compared to babies born to physician mothers before the work reform, babies born to physician mothers after the reform had higher birth weights and a lower chance of being born small for their gestational age. — Lilly Springer, Time, 29 July 2026 By 2022, thanks to strong advocacy, the laws around gestational surrogacy had changed, and Cohen was able to welcome his daughter in New York. — Morgan Mouchette, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

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The committee priced the new maternity codes on twelve prenatal visits.

— Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
In the fourth century, Oribasius, the Roman emperor Julian the Apostate’s personal physician, in a set of guidelines for prenatal care, recommended long walks, fragrant white wine, and, occasionally, mustard.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of prenatal

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Egg freezing, formally called oocyte preservation, is one of the clearest ways to extend a woman’s childbearing years.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
In the United Kingdom, there is a midwife assigned to every childbearing individual, regardless of the risk status of the pregnancy.

— DeAnna Taylor, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025

Definition of childbearing

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