gestational
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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In 2021, the Grammy winner recalled baby Riley’s breathing complications and said she suffered with gestational diabetes before his arrival.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026
The data has been adjusted for factors known to affect mortality rates, including socio-economic deprivation, ethnicity and the gestational age at birth.
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026
Larger neck size is associated with a greater likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes, both of which can lead to long-term complications such as nerve damage, vision loss, and limb amputation.
From Science Daily • Oct. 20, 2025
As Salon has previously reported, viability is usually defined by gestational age, but many doctors disagree with this.
From Salon • Nov. 4, 2024
Then there’s gestational diabetes, caused by the fetus’s attempt to co-opt maternal control of blood sugars.
From Slate • Sep. 7, 2024
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