Talk:Gestation
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Is the term ever used to describe pregnancy in humans, or just animals? --NEMT 16:05, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
- I thought it was only aliens ;P Ragzouken 10:15, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
- It's sometimes used, most often as part of gestational age. violet/riga (t) 11:15, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Cleanup?
I don't think that this page is bad enough to warrant a cleanup tag, but it needs work. Why does it cover only humans and dogs? Can we get references to real authorities rather than semi-random websites? --Strait 23:01, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
there could be a selection of animals and their gestation periods.
[edit] Pregnancy begins
Strictly speaking, there are two definitions of when pregnancy begins:
Biochemical pregnancy; when blood concentration of Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin is detected in the blood. Clinical pregnancy; the first missed period.
These are associated with implantation, but not linked —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 131.111.219.230 (talk) 21:45, 14 February 2007 (UTC).
[edit] Statistics on death rates
Gestation seems to be talking about the gestational period, mainly of mammals, but delves into birth statistics regarding human infant death. I do not think this is consistent with the gestational period, as said deaths occur after birth. This page should focus mainly on the development of the fetus during the gestational period, including notable development stages inherent to each "important" species, referencing pages on each individual species, humans included, making this page more about gestation as a topic than a gateway to talk about specific birth statistics.
Tjameson 17:22, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
