Word parts
gest to carry-ation process
What it means
The length and process of pregnancy. Gestational age is counted in weeks, beginning with the first day of the last period, so a full-term pregnancy is about 40 weeks. A baby born before 37 weeks is preterm, from 37 to 42 weeks term, and after 42 weeks post-term.
At a glance
| Abbreviations | GA (gestational age) |
|---|---|
| Spanish | gestación |
| Also written | gestations |
Related terms
gestational diabetes
High blood sugar that first develops during pregnancy in a person who did not have diabetes before.
fetus
An unborn baby from about the ninth week of development until birth.
prenatal
Before birth; during pregnancy.
trimester
One of the three periods, each about three months long, that a pregnancy is divided into.