Pregnancy

Pregnancy is the time during which one or more offspring gestates inside a woman's uterus. A multiple pregnancy involves more than one offspring, such as with twins. Conception usually... Wikipedia

• Specialty:  Obstetrics, midwifery
• Symptoms:  Missed periods, tender breasts, nausea and vomiting, hunger, frequent urination
• Duration:  ~40 weeks from the last menstrual period (38 weeks after conception)
• Diagnostic method:  Pregnancy test
• Prevention:  Birth control (including emergency contraception)
• Frequency:  213 million (2012)
• Deaths:  230,600 (2016)
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo