gestation

synonym: pregnancy
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.10764

Period between conception and birth during which an embryo or fetus is carried in the uterus of a female mammal.

Source:
PAC, 2016, 88, 713. (Glossary of terms used in developmental and reproductive toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2016)) on page 760 [Terms] [Paper]