GESTATIONAL Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

gestational

adjective

Definition of gestational

as in prenatal

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Recent Examples of gestational Six percent of women giving birth in 2016 were reported as having gestational hypertension. — Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 The team supports and has always supported the gestational carrier’s right to make medical decisions for herself and for her bodily autonomy. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026 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 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

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Provide prenatal diagnostics, TeleNICU access, neonatal education, standardized care pathways, bridge-to-home services, and rural newborn care coordination.

— Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026
At the same time, some mothers fail to attend prenatal clinics where complications such as anemia and hypertension can be detected.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 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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