Synonyms for gestational age
ges·ta·tion·al age

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1. fetal age, fertilization age, gestational agenoun

   the age of an embryo counting from the time of fertilization

   Synonyms:
   fetal age, fertilization age

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1. Larry Rand:

   Especially in low - and middle-income countries with really high preterm birth rates and huge neonatal mortality rates, one of the biggest problems is, there is no ultrasound, and women are not empowered to keep track of their last menstrual cycle. It's often taboo to keep track of or talk about your period, that is one of the biggest problems we have worldwide, and lots of folks have been working on trying to find another way -- ideally an inexpensive test -- to figure out what the gestational age is for any given pregnancy.

2. Morgana Mongraw-Chaffin:

   Obesity during pregnancy is associated with children being born large for gestational age and these children are more at risk for childhood obesity and diabetes later in life, women who are planning pregnancy should aim for a healthy weight prior to conception.

3. Morgana Mongraw-Chaffin:

   We know that obesity is a risk factor for heart disease and early mortality and it is not surprising that obesity starting in the childbearing years would have repercussions for health later, obesity during pregnancy is associated with children being born large for gestational age and these children are more at risk for childhood obesity and diabetes later in life.

4. Cande Ananth:

   In the past decade, there have been some obstetrical interventions, as well as physician education, resulting in a decline in births at preterm or early term gestations, indeed, what we found is that the decline in perinatal mortality was largely attributable to changes in the gestational age distribution.