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gestation
Sign in to savealt=Drawing of a sagittal cross-section of a fetus in the pregnant parent's amniotic cavity.|thumb|upright|Drawing of a fetus in utero. Gestation is the period of development during the carrying of an embryo, and later fetus, inside viviparous animals (the embryo develops within the parent). It is typical for mammals, but also occurs for some non-mammals. Mammals during pregnancy can have one or more gestations at the same time, for example in a multiple birth.
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- Mammals
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- Placental mammals
- Non-mammals
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alt=Drawing of a sagittal cross-section of a fetus in the pregnant parent's amniotic cavity.|thumb|upright|Drawing of a fetus in utero. Gestation is the period of development during the carrying of an embryo, and later fetus, inside viviparous animals (the embryo develops within the parent). It is typical for mammals, but also occurs for some non-mammals. Mammals during pregnancy can have one or more gestations at the same time, for example in a multiple birth.
The time interval of a gestation is called the gestation period. In obstetrics, gestational age refers to the time since the onset of the last menses, which on average is fertilization age plus two weeks.