gestational
Of fetal development
Gestational means relating to gestation—the period of development from conception to birth.
The term appears in medical and biological contexts: gestational diabetes, gestational age, gestational carrier.
A pregnancy lasts roughly forty weeks of gestational time in humans.
Before birth
- prenatalBefore birth
- postpartumAfter childbirth period
- obstetricsChildbirth medicine branch
- midwiferyBirth attendance practice
labor · delivery · maternity · childbirth · doula · parturition · birth · lactation
Gestating offspring
- trimesterThirteen-week span
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- sonogramUltrasound-produced medical image
- amnioticOf the embryo's sac
placenta · quickening · kick · heartbeat · viability · breech · morphology · amniocentesis
Formation of an idea
Egg discharge from ovary
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
- implantationEmbedding into tissue
- endometriumInner uterine membrane
progesterone · estrogen · hCG · follicle · fertilization · hormones
First embryonic cell
- blastocystEarly developmental stage before implantation
- morulaSolid embryonic cell mass
- gastrulationEmbryo forms primary layers
- organogenesisEmbryonic tissue becoming structures
ectoderm · endoderm · mesoderm · cleavage · notochord · differentiation · morphogenesis · induction
Childbirth physician
- gynecologistFemale reproductive medicine physician
- midwifeChildbirth assistance professional
- pre-eclampsiaPregnancy hypertension with proteinuria
- eclampsiaPregnancy-induced seizure disorder
antenatal
Before birth
- prenatalBefore birth
- postpartumAfter childbirth period
- obstetricsChildbirth medicine branch
midwifery · labor · delivery · maternity · childbirth · doula · parturition · birth · lactation · breastfeeding
fetus
Gestating offspring
- trimesterThirteen-week span
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- sonogramUltrasound-produced medical image
amniotic · placenta · quickening · kick · heartbeat · viability · breech · morphology · amniocentesis · doppler
conception
Formation of an idea
ovulation
Egg discharge from ovary
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
- implantationEmbedding into tissue
endometrium · progesterone · estrogen · hCG · follicle · fertilization · hormones
zygote
First embryonic cell
- blastocystEarly developmental stage before implantation
- morulaSolid embryonic cell mass
- gastrulationEmbryo forms primary layers
organogenesis · ectoderm · endoderm · mesoderm · cleavage · notochord · differentiation · morphogenesis · induction · embryogenesis
obstetrician
Childbirth physician
- gynecologistFemale reproductive medicine physician
- midwifeChildbirth assistance professional
- pre-eclampsiaPregnancy hypertension with proteinuria
- pregnancypregnancy, pregnant, prenatal care, due date, weeks
- diabetestype 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, blood sugar, insulin pump, insulin resistance
- blood sugarblood sugar, blood glucose, glucose, glucose level, high blood sugar
- gland descriptorsadrenal, endocrine, exocrine, hormonal, mammary
- gestational ageTime since conception began
- gestation periodPregnancy's full length
- gestational diabetesGlucose intolerance during pregnancy
- gestational carrierPerson carrying another's pregnancy
- gestational surrogacyBearing another couple's embryo