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an elephant's pregnancy can last almost a year
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ArsTechnica, 30 May 2025
With the stress of work, motherhood, and the challenges that come with pregnancy, it's been a lot.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 29 May 2025
Folate is necessary in higher amounts during pregnancy to prevent neural tube defects.11
3.
—Jennifer Lefton, Verywell Health, 29 May 2025
Read More: How Online Adoption Ads Prey on Pregnant People
Positioning Safe Haven Baby Boxes as a solution to the problem of unwanted pregnancy also ignores important historical lessons about the harms caused by anonymous infant relinquishment.
—Time, 28 May 2025
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“Pregnancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pregnancy. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
pregnancy
noun
preg·nan·cy
ˈpreg-nən(t)-sē 
plural pregnancies
: the condition of being pregnant : gestation
Medical Definition
pregnancy
noun
preg·nan·cy
ˈpreg-nən-sē
plural pregnancies
1
: the condition of being pregnant
2
: an instance of being pregnant
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