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1 Month
- Foundation for the entire nervous system
is laid down by the 20th day.
- At 24 days, the baby's heart begins to
beat.
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2 Months
- At 42 days, the skeleton is complete,
reflexes are present.
- At 43 days, the baby's brain waves can be
recorded.
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3 Months
- At eleven to twelve weeks, the child
sucks his/her thumb vigorously and breathes the
amniotic fluid to develop the organs of
respiration.
- All the body systems are functioning by
twelve weeks.
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4 Months
- Baby can grasp with the hands, swim and
turn somersaults. Mother may first feel baby's
movements.
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5 Months
- Baby responds to sounds that are of
frequencies that exceed adult's range in both
directions. baby may be soothed to sleep by
gentle music.
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6 Months
- Most babies are viable at this point (26
weeks - about 60% of full gestation). Fine hair
grows on head and eyebrows. Tiny eyelashes
appear.
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7 Months
- The baby's weight increases to more than
one kilogram (2.2 pounds). His/her eyes open and
close and explore the surroundings.
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8 Months
- The baby's weight increases to more than
two kilograms (4.4 pounds), and his/her quarters
are cramped.
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9 Months
- In the final six weeks of gestation, the
baby gains about an ounce of weight per day.
Hormones released by the child trigger labor.
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Photos
Showing the Development of the Preborn Child
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The child at 6 and a half weeks
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The child at 11weeks
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The child at 16 weeks
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Other Interesting Developments in the
unborn child
At 35 days - mouth, ears
and nose are taking shape
At 42 days - reflex
responses are evident
At 45 days - milk teeth
buds are present
At 7 weeks - The baby's
lips are sensitive to touch, and the ears
resemble the family pattern.
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Other Interesting Developments in the
unborn child
- At 8 weeks - Stomach produces digestive
juices, a tapping stimulus on the amniotic sac
leads the baby to move his arms. The baby now has
about one billion cells and contains more genetic
information than every word communicated by every
human being who has ever lived since the
beginning of the race.
- At 9 weeks - The child bends his fingers
around an object. He sucks his
thumb.
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The
child at 18 weeks
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The testimony of a
woman who had an abortion
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