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1 month
o Nerve cells begin to form
o First organ forms- heart
o Blood cells circulate and bring nutrients and vital supplies
o No bigger than kidney bean
o Black dots on head=eyes
o Heart beat gets faster everyday
o Lips, cheeks, forehead formed Birth defects can be caused by a number of factors susch as genetics, environmental hazards, lack of nutrients, alcohol or drug abuse, infections or diseases, and some reasons are unknown. http://www.ourbabynews.com/my-pregnancy-weeks-1-4-month-1.html -
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Prenancy-9 months
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2 months
• 6 weeks
o Almost inch long
o No eyelids
o Head is massive compared to body
• 8 weeks
o Placenta feeds
o Gets food, water, oxygen from blood stream
o Placenta filters out anything harmful http://www.solutionsphc.net/pregnancy-2/the-facts-of-life-fetal-development/
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3 months
o Nervous system
o Whole body twitches
o Strengthen joints
o Connection to brain is still developing
o Still gaining speed; pumps as fast as it will ever go
o First ultrasound scan
• 11 weeks
o Kicking and pushing- stepping reflex
o More baby moves, stronger reflex grows
Heart defects occur when any part of a baby’s heart does not develop tghe right way in the womb. http://www.beginbeforebirth.org/in-the-womb/fetal-development -
4 months
o begin 2nd trimester
o Less delicate
o Nervous system running
o Controlled by brain
o 5 ½ inches long
o Bones hardening
o Fingers and toes defining
o Hands form before feet
o Eyes grow closer together
o Brian establishes total control
o Brain regulates muscles
o Sensitive to touch
o Awareness to space Spina Bifida- neural tube defect occurring in fetal development when tissue around the spinal cord does not move http://raeblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/late-term-abortions-in-united-states.html -
5 months
o Digestive system
o Swallow fluid swimming in
o Mother becomes aware of movements
o Eyes in correct position
o Eyes don’t work this early; just blinking reflex
o 7 inches long
o Fingerprints http://www.powhatanvshl.com/fetalstages.htm -
6 months
o Earliest baby can be born
o More and more aware of movement
o Feels better than anytime of the pregnancy
o Starts feeling-senses
o Developed sense of taste and smell
o Cannot see in total darkness Club Foot is an abnormal growth of the ankle and foot in unborn babies http://angelsinnature.wordpress.com/2011/09/08/earth-aroused-it-may-be-just-the-kind-of-global-situation-we-see-now-around-us-that-nature-would-need-to-create-to-save-herself/ -
7 months
o Grow lashes
o Doesn’t get color of the eyes needs color
o Starts hearing
o Hears mothers voice the best
o Learns how to suck
o Learns how to swallow
o Learns which hand it prefers
o Almost 10 inches long
o Feel baby move
o Last major organ to form-lungs Cleft lip or palate results from the abnormal growth of the mouth or lip tissues while child is still in the womb Cerebral palsy is the collective term for a group of movement disorders that is cau http://www.powhatanvshl.com/fetalstages.htm -
8 months
o Make it this long can have birth with no problem
o Brain creates memory
o May recognize music
o Brain and head grow as big as they can
o Logger she stays inside the healthier http://www.phc-sgv.org/ftchart.htm -
9 months
-The baby should be plump and healthy
-Some hair may remain low on the forehead, in front of the ears and down the back
-toenails reached the tip of the toes http://www.powhatanvshl.com/fetalstages.htm http://www.powhatanvshl.com/fetalstages.htm -
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