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Day 1
After about 1 day the egg divides for the first time. -
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Month 1
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1 Week
After about 1 week the egg reaches the uterus. -
2-3 Weeks
After about 2 weeks the embryo forms and the heart forms in about 3 weeks. -
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Month 2
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6 Weeks
After 6 weeks the eyes are formed. -
Cleft palate
Between the 6th and 11th week of pregnancy, the clefts in the lip and palate fuse together. In babies born with cleft lip or cleft palate, one or both of these splits failed to fuse. -
8 Weeks
After 8 weeks the embryo becomes known as a fetus. -
8-9 Weeks
The yolk sac goes away and the placenta is used, which is the fetus’s life support. -
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Month 3
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9 Weeks
After 9 weeks the fetus starts to twitch and move. -
9-10 Weeks
By 9-10 weeks the brain is still not controlling the fetus’ movements which are involuntary spasms. -
10 Weeks
After 10 weeks the mother can have her first ultrasound. -
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Month 4
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11-12 Weeks
After 11-12 weeks the fetus will kick and push out its legs when it touches the uterus -
13 Weeks
After 13 weeks the fetus is still less than 3 inches long and no bigger than a fist -
15 Weeks
The brain is now controlling the fetus’ movements. -
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Month 5
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16 Weeks
At 16 weeks the brain is now regulating the heart -
Spina Bifida
Around 16-17 weeks tests can be done to see if the fetus may have developed Spina Bifida. -
Neural Tube Defect
When the fetus is 16-18 weeks old it can be tested to see if it has developed a neural tube defect. -
Anencephaly
Anencephaly can develop around the 17-18th week so a screening should be done. -
18 Weeks
After 18 weeks most mothers will become aware of the fetus’ movements for the first time. -
18-19 Weeks
After 18-19 weeks some fetus’ begin to open their eyes. -
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Month 6
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22 Weeks
After 22 weeks the fetus can be born and possibly survive -
23-24 Weeks
After 23-24 weeks the fetus’ eyes are fully formed even though it is too dark for the fetus to see -
24 Weeks
After 24 weeks the fetus’ senses kick in. -
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Month 7
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25 Weeks
After 25 weeks the fetus grows eyelashes but will not get an eye color until it is out of the womb. -
26 Weeks (HIGH RISK FOR BRAIN DAMAGE)
There is a high risk for brain damage when the baby is born before 26 weeks. -
26-27 Weeks
The first sounds the fetus hears are the gurgles and mumbles made by the mothers body. -
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Month 8
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28 Weeks
The fetus spends 90% of the time in the womb sleep and the other 10% awake. -
27-29 Weeks
After 27-29 weeks the last of the major organs to form, the lungs, form because the fetus does not use them in the womb. -
30 Weeks
The fetus will turn upside in womb which is the way it will come out. -
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Month 9
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33 Weeks
The fetus has been known to have REM sleep which means that it could be dreaming -
34-35 Weeks
Any time after 35 weeks the fetus can normally survive without any extra medical help -
38 Weeks
Only 5% of babies are born on time the rest are around 2 weeks of their due date. -
1 Sources
www.wordconstructions.com.au/articles/health/ntds.html
http://www.improve.com/Anophthalmos-Microphthalmos/3373
www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/spinabifida/
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cleftlipandpalate.html
www.childrenshospital.org/az/Site578/mainpageS578P0.html
In the Womb
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleft_lip_and_palate
http://www.whitetigernaturalmedicine.com/nutrition/folic-acid-healthy-dna-digestion-cardiovascular-health
http://neuropathology-web.org/chapter11/chapter11bNTD.html -
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http://www.primehealthchannel.com/neural-tube-defects.html
http://www.acbr.com/fas/fasmain.htm
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http://www.askamum.co.uk/Pregnancy/Search-Results/Week-by-week/Pregnancy-0-4-weeks/
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http://babydickey.com/2011/08/09/pregnancy-week-12-babys-heartbeat/
http://www.abort73.com/abortion/prenatal_development -
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40 Weeks
Due date should be set for around this time but child may be born before or after this time. The longer the fetus stays in the womb the healthier it will be when it is born.
