All mammals, including humans, go through a period of gestation that lasts from conception to birth. During this time, your body goes through many changes and may be more susceptible to developing ...

The gestation periods of the animal kingdom are varied and fascinating. Some clock in at just a few weeks, making any human green with envy, while others can last more than a year. Here are 10 notable ...

In 2014, Canada’s pork industry vowed to end their use of gestation crates—individual pens in which pregnant pigs are confined—by 2024. Now, industry stakeholders are proposing a five-year extension ...

We randomly assigned, in a 1:1 ratio, women between 4 weeks’ and 19 weeks 6 days’ gestation who had a risk factor for hyperglycemia and a diagnosis of gestational diabetes (World Health Organization ...

What animal has the longest gestation period? From salamanders to elephants, here’s how long it can take to make a baby. For humans, the gestation period can last forty weeks. There are cramps, ...

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An anthropologist suggests that the length of human pregnancy is limited primarily by a mother's metabolism, not the size of the birth canal. The research challenges the long-held notion of an ...

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Have you ever wondered how long whales are pregnant? With the massive size of whale babies, it comes as no surprise that whales have long gestation periods. Dive in to find out how long whales are ...

Between-hospital variation in outcomes among extremely preterm infants is largely unexplained and may reflect differences in hospital practices regarding the initiation of active lifesaving treatment ...