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Likewise, in the case of gestation , since the gestational mother is guaranteed to be identifiable at birth, it is in the best interests of the child that she be regarded as the mother (Annas 1984).
"This is very early medication, I'm talking about an abortion you might have in seven to nine weeks' gestation , which is really when most women prefer to have it done and sorted and when most doctors say they are more comfortable doing it in the early stage rather than the later stage for all sorts of medical reasons".
The May issue of Observer Tech Monthly carried a graphic outlining the gestation periods of a variety of mammals, from the tiniest to the largest.
Problem: Small-scale dairy farmers often living in remote areas don't have access to valuable information about latest prices of milk or cattle, and they may not keep accurate records of important details such as their cows' gestation periods or their livestock's lineage – often resulting in inbreeding and disease.
Midnight Cowboy (1969) was long in gestation , but, as Schlesinger's first American film, it proved the most significant of his career, bringing him many awards, including the 1970 Oscar for best director.
After two years of gestation , Skinner and Harvey are now making their move.
The past four decades have been a period of gestation for ICT during which processing power exploded and costs tumbled, setting the stage for a truly transformational phase that is only just beginning (signalling the start of the second half of the chessboard).That sounds plausible, but for now the productivity statistics do not bear it out.
In America and many other rich countries, premature babies at 24 or more weeks gestation are almost always considered "viable" and are therefore given active treatment including intubation, ventilation, and steroids to strengthen their immature lungs.
This peculiarity of anatomy is often ascribed to fetal testosterone exposure because it is common in men and much rarer in women, and because there seems to be a correlation between the point in gestation when it appears and surges of testosterone in the womb.
This is designed for people who need a reliable and (unlike a petrol-driven generator) clean power source, and are prepared to pay a little over the odds for it.If this technology is indeed becoming commercial rather than experimental, it will have had a veritably mammoth gestation.
The five-year plans he had asked ministers to come up with were, after a slow and rather tentative gestation , turning into something interesting.
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The primary grammatical function of "gestation" is as a noun . It typically refers either to the period of time an animal is carried in the womb or, metaphorically, to the process of an idea or project developing. As Ludwig AI confirms, the word is correct and usable in written English.
Expression frequency: Very common
