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Embryo Development
A successful pregnancy goes through many distinct stages. A man's sperm should reach, penetrate, and fertilize a woman's egg. The resulting cell must divide and form a blastocyst. The blastocyst much reach the uterus and implant in the mucous membrane. The established blastocyst continues its development into an embryo then a fetus.
At any point during this process issues can occur that interfere with a successful pregnancy.
Fetal Development
By the twelfth week of fertilization the embryo moves into the final stage of development referred to as the fetal stage. By now, the fetus has formed all of the organs and structures necessary for a baby, however those organs still need to grow and develop.
At three months of pregnancy, the higher and lower extremities of the fetus are fully developed. Ears and teeth are shaped and the reproductive organs have evolved. At the end of this month, the fetus has completed the growth of most of the circulatory and urinary systems and its length is about five inches.
At six months, the fetus will respond to sounds and is around twelve inches long. The fetus continues to develop and grow changing position and responding to sounds, and stimuli. The length of the tiny body can reach fourteen inches. The fetus becomes a baby at month eight. The brain is evolving quickly therefore the baby can see and hear, although the respiratory system needs maturation. The baby will weigh more or less five pounds. near the end of the pregnancy at month nine, the baby responds to stimuli, will move the whole body however space around the new human being is turning into too tight. If the baby had not changed his/her position within the womb, this is the proper time to drop down into the pelvis towards the birth canal to face the world nine.
Problems with fetal Development
Because all major structures are already formed within the fetus, the fetus isn't as sensitive as the embryo to damage from environmental exposures. this is often why after the primary trimester, a miscarriage is far less possible. However, toxic environmental exposures can contribute to physiological abnormalities or minor congenital malformations.
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