Gestation
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of wearing (clothes or ornaments). The act of carrying young in the womb from conception to delivery; pregnancy. Exercise in which one is borne or carried, as on horseback, or in a carriage, without the exertion of his own powers; passive exercise.
Maternity
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The state of being a mother; motherhood.The state of being pregnant; pregnancy.A ward or department in a hospital in which babies are born.
Example sentence: Bergman movies were the most influential. They used to show at Goucher University, which was where my parents used to live. 'Brink of Life' was the first one I ever saw. Three pregnant women in a maternity ward and their misery - I love that. That is what I want to show at my funeral.