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- noun Plural form of
gestation .
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Many gestations crates have dimensions of about two feet by seven feet, while some virtually match the size of the animal.
Big Litters Put Farms in Hog Heaven Marshall Eckblad 2011
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Share your reflections, present gestations, womb wisdom, or dreams for your creative essence.
Wild Feminine Tami Lynn Kent 2011
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In utero percutaneous umbilical-cord ligation in the management of complicated monochorionic multiple gestations.
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The inter-twin membrane has two layers (amnion-amnion) in monochorionic gestations, which appear thin, versus three layers (amnion-chorion-amnion) in dichorionic gestations.
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Monochorionic twins have a higher incidence of co-twin demise than dichorionic gestations ranging from 4 to 25 percent.
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Twin Reversed Arterial Perfusion Sequence in monoamniotic (single, shared amniotic sac) gestations requires occlusion and division of the cord due to the risk of cord entanglement.
Twin Reversed Arterial Perfusion Sequence and Bipolar Cord 2010
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There is a higher complication rate in monochorionic (shared placenta) twin gestations as a result of the placental connections between the twins.
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A third of stillborn babies – around 1,200 – are born late in pregnancy after 37 weeks' gestation, at gestations when they might safely be delivered.
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Multiple marker screening in multifetal gestations: prediction of adverse pregnancy outcomes.
Prenatal Diagnosis 2010
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Twin reversed arterial perfusion (TRAP) occurs only in the setting of a monochorionic pregnancy and complicates approximately 1 percent of monochorionic twin gestations, with an incidence of 1 in 35,000 births.
Twin Reversed Arterial Perfusion Sequence and Bipolar Cord 2010
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