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first month
The embryo (the baby body) is developing quick.
The heart begins to beat.
embryo is a half inch long. -
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Prenatal Development
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second month
Arms and legs become longer.
Eyes take on color and eyelids form,
Head gets big.
Brain is growing.
other organs began to work such as the liver and stomach
gets details on the face -
Third Month
Now called a fetus.
Fetus moves often but mom does not feel it
Bones are growing
Kidneys began their work.
Fetus now has fingerprints
All organs are present and working but still immature.
Fingers and toes take shape.
kidneys start taking shape -
fourth month
fingernails began to form
the umbilical cord is growing. -
fifth month
hair begans to grow
lungs began to recieve right amount of blood
lanugo (soft body hair) and vernix caseosa (protective coating) protect the babys skin from the amniotic fluid. -
sixth month
fetus is active.
fetus can hear sounds.
fetus is 8-12 inches long and weighs 12-18
organs are maturing.
breathing movements can occur.
get fat under the skin -
seventh month
fetus is gaining weight and length rapidly.
soft and flexible bones are forming. -
eighth month
lungs are able to support themselves.
baby moves into birth position with its head down and nose to the mothers backbone. -
ninth month
BABY IS BORNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
