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FETAL DEVELOPMENT

PDHC PARENTING CLASS

FERTILIZATION to BIRTH

9 Months In The Womb: A Remarkable Look At Fetal Development Through Ultrasound

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v

=WH9ZJu4wRUE

DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES

WEEKS DEVELOPMENT SIZE

2 Weeks Sperm and Egg unite Less than grain of salt

3 Weeks Embryo begins to implant in uterus. Blood test can

be positive.

4 Weeks Embryo is attached to lining of uterus.

5 Weeks Heart is the size of a poppy see and is beating.

Brain development is beginning

6 Weeks Brain & spinal cord are formed. Heart can be seen

beating on an ultrasound.

1/8 inch

7 Weeks Baby is making his own blood. Depending on the

gender, testicles or ovaries are developing.

1/3 inch

8 Weeks Lungs begin to develop. Movements of limbs and

trunk are seen.

½ inch

8 WEEKS GESTATION

More DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES

WEEKS DEVELOPMENT SIZE

9 Weeks Ears & Nose are visible, and pigment is present in the eyes. ¾ inch, 1/8 ounce

11 Weeks Eyes are formed and kidneys produce urine. He yawns & sucks. 2 inches

14 Weeks Can find his thumb to suck it. He swallows and urinates. 3 ½ inches

16 Weeks Heart is pumping 6 gallons of blood each day. He can coordinate

the movement of his arms & legs.

5 inches, 4 ounces

18 Weeks Reflexes of blinking & frowning are developed. He has unique

fingerprints and toeprints.

7 ounces

20 Weeks He has a favorite position to sleep in. Studies indicate he can

feel pain.

10 inches, 11 ounces

24 Weeks He recognizes mom’s voice, breathing & heartbeat. He inhales

amniotic fluid in preparing to breathe.

1 ½ pounds

220 WEEKS GESTATION

Prenatal Development: What We Learn Inside the Wombhttps://www.youtube.com/

watch?v=UA-Tk9qlG9A

SECOND

TRIMESTER

https://www.youtube.com/

watch?v=7M-Ol98OLXc

Even though a

baby might

survive as early

as 22 weeks,

your baby is

still growing

and developing.

Premature infant in Neonatal Intensive Care

THIRD TRIMESTER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdApLFd3Gsw

Go

the

Full

40

➢ Your baby needs a full 40 weeks of pregnancy to grow and develop.

➢ Being done with pregnancy may seem tempting, especially the last

few weeks

➢ Induction of labor is associated with increased risks including

prematurity, cesarean surgery, hemorrhage and infection.

➢ Labor should only be induced for medical reasons—not for

convenience or scheduling concerns.

➢ Baby will let you know when he’s ready to emerge

Nobody likes to be rushed –

especially babies!

Continue to

learn about

your more

about your

baby’s

development

Take the Upcoming Classes:

➢Child Development

➢Baby Language

➢Newborn Care

➢Happy Babies

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OPTIONAL

LEARNING

➢ Physiology of Pregnancy

https://youtube.com/watch?v=8RGR

nCQNZWc

➢ 40 Reasons to go the Full 40

https://www.health4mom.org/zones

/go-the-full-40/

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful.

Psalms 139:14

RESOURCES

➢ The First 9 Months, Vicki L. Dihle,

PA-C and Bradley G. Beck, MD, Focus

on the Family

https://awhonn.org/news-

advocacy-and-

publications/journals/patient-

education/