Doesn t seem to respond to loud sounds.
Development of mat red post childbirth.
How your fetus grows during pregnancy.
Here s a look at the major milestones babies in utero typically reach from conception to birth and approximately when they happen.
Infant development begins at birth.
Your options will depend on your circumstances and what s available in your area.
Consult your baby s doctor if you re concerned about your baby s development or you notice any of these red flags by age 3 months.
You can start thinking about where you d like to give birth at home at a birth centre or in hospital.
Birth to 3 months.
3 weeks your baby in the making is a ball of cells called a blastocyst.
By now your baby might measure about 2 inches.
Prenatal development from latin natalis meaning relating to birth includes the development of the embryo and of the fetus during a viviparous animal s gestation prenatal development starts with fertilization in the germinal stage of embryonic development and continues in fetal development until birth.
Red blood cells are beginning to form in your baby s liver.
The start4life site has more about you and your baby at 12 weeks.
Brain hypothermia induced by cooling a baby to around 33 c for three days after birth is a treatment for hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy it has recently been proven to be the only medical intervention which reduces brain damage and improves an infant s chance of survival and reduced disability hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy has many causes and is essentially the reduction in the supply.
The transformation from a tiny fertilized egg to a fully formed baby is awe inspiring.
By the end of this week your baby s external genitalia will start developing into a penis or a clitoris and labia majora.