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Recent Examples of gestational
What is the role of the non-gestational parent during a pregnancy?
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026
Today, many states stipulate that gestational surrogates have no parental rights—any equivocation on this matter would cause the country’s reproductive-tourism industry to collapse.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Trainor wrote about her pregnancy in her 2023 book, Dear Future Mama, sharing her experiences with gestational diabetes, blood clots and blistering nipples.
—Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
But then, her surrogate (also known as a gestational carrier) told her that something was wrong.
—Alexandra Chaidez, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025
Among them are adverse pregnancy outcomes, like hypertensive disorders, which are conditions of high blood pressure during pregnancy (like preeclampsia), and gestational diabetes.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 15 Dec. 2025
In Scott’s third trimester, she was diagnosed with gestational diabetes.
—Leigh Scheps, Parents, 13 Dec. 2025
Other factors that have been associated with autism include premature birth, parents who are older at the time of conception, fever during pregnancy and metabolic disorders such as gestational diabetes.
—Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
Another four bar it at or around six weeks gestational age.
—CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026
Today, many states stipulate that gestational surrogates have no parental rights—any equivocation on this matter would cause the country’s reproductive-tourism industry to collapse.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Trainor wrote about her pregnancy in her 2023 book, Dear Future Mama, sharing her experiences with gestational diabetes, blood clots and blistering nipples.
—Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
But then, her surrogate (also known as a gestational carrier) told her that something was wrong.
—Alexandra Chaidez, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025
Among them are adverse pregnancy outcomes, like hypertensive disorders, which are conditions of high blood pressure during pregnancy (like preeclampsia), and gestational diabetes.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 15 Dec. 2025
In Scott’s third trimester, she was diagnosed with gestational diabetes.
—Leigh Scheps, Parents, 13 Dec. 2025
Other factors that have been associated with autism include premature birth, parents who are older at the time of conception, fever during pregnancy and metabolic disorders such as gestational diabetes.
—Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
Another four bar it at or around six weeks gestational age.
—CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gestational
Adjective
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One, sponsored by Redman, prevents some immigrants from accessing public services like prenatal care and crisis counseling.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Feb. 2026
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Pregnant women have prenatal vitamins, including an organic blend.—
PubSubHub User,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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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
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Many of them were young women, either pregnant or of childbearing age, when the bombs fell and have lived much of their lives under a heavy shadow of fear and stigma.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
9 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Gestational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gestational. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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