as in gestation
the state of containing unborn young within the body
an elephant's pregnancy can last almost two years
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Their joint spring exhibit at the Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego will be inspired by their own journeys through fertility, pregnancy, loss and birth during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
Doctors originally chalked her symptoms up to changing pregnancy hormones, but Gadot says her mom pushed for an MRI.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 13 Mar. 2025
Trish and Moses finally spill all the details after keeping their pregnancy a secret for months.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Black women have higher rates of underlying diseases such as hypertension and diabetes, which can put a pregnancy at risk.
—Elizabeth Cohen, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
Doctors originally chalked her symptoms up to changing pregnancy hormones, but Gadot says her mom pushed for an MRI.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 13 Mar. 2025
Trish and Moses finally spill all the details after keeping their pregnancy a secret for months.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Black women have higher rates of underlying diseases such as hypertension and diabetes, which can put a pregnancy at risk.
—Elizabeth Cohen, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Pregnancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pregnancy. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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