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[Health & Sexuality Info](/health-info)# pregnancy

Pregnancy (also called gestation, or being in the family way) refers to the period of roughly 40 weeks during which a joined sperm and egg grow into a baby inside of the uterus (womb). A wide range of physiological and often psychological changes occur during the three trimesters of pregnancy.

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