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an elephant's pregnancy can last almost a year
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However, the World Health Organization says the two drug-regimen can be taken up until the 12-week mark of pregnancy.
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 13 June 2024
This remarkable memoir, which takes its title from a work by Louise Bourgeois, describes the author’s fraught journey to parenthood and considers pregnancy through the lenses of science and art.
—The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
Despite speculation that Halle was pregnant throughout 2023, the singer and DDG notably kept her pregnancy under wraps until her Instagram reveal.
—Mckinley Franklin, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024
Women and their partners often choose to keep other mature embryos that result from IVF frozen for future pregnancies.
—Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 13 June 2024
This remarkable memoir, which takes its title from a work by Louise Bourgeois, describes the author’s fraught journey to parenthood and considers pregnancy through the lenses of science and art.
—The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
Despite speculation that Halle was pregnant throughout 2023, the singer and DDG notably kept her pregnancy under wraps until her Instagram reveal.
—Mckinley Franklin, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024
Women and their partners often choose to keep other mature embryos that result from IVF frozen for future pregnancies.
—Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
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“Pregnancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pregnancy. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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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