Fetal Development

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24
Jan
2008

Marc Quinns ‘Evolution’ Exhibition

The While Cube Gallery in London is currently hosting Marc Quinn’s ‘Evolution’ Exhibition.
The artist looks at pregnancy from the inside with nine large sculptures depicting the development of a fetus from 22 days to just before birth.
They have been carved in a pink marble whose mottling conveys the fine veins below the growing child’s skin.
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10
Jan
2008

Study Reveals That Air Pollution Reduces Fetus Size

A study done is Australia over a 10-year period, has revealed that air pollution plays an important role in shrinking the size of the fetus during pregnancy.
The researchers at QUT’s Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation compared more than 15,000 ultrasounds done on fetuses between 13 and 26 weeks gestation to air pollution levels within [...]

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2
Sep
2007

Fetal Development Video

This video shows your baby from conception to birth. It is done via 3D modeling with animation.
It is the most extensive video I have ever seen on fetal development. The students list all changes each week with an approximate weight at each stage.

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27
Feb
2007

Your Pregnant..and BIG: Where Does All The Weight Come From?

Many women don’t understand how they gain so much weight when the baby only weighs 7lbs (average). Aside from the fact that you are probably gaining some extra weigh with the new foods you may have introduced to your diet, there are other factors that add to your pregnancy weight gain.

Pregnancy Weight Breakdown

Average Baby

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16
Feb
2007

How Big Is That Baby In Your Belly??

I get a lot of requests for a general idea of how big the fetus is inside the uterus. I found this chart at babycenter.com and wanted to post it for all of those curious mommies to be.

Gestational Age

Length(US)

Weight (US)

Length(cm)

Weight(cm)

(crown to rump)
(crown to rump)

8 weeks
0.63 inch
0.04 ounce
1.6 cm
1 gram

9 weeks
0.90 inch
0.07 ounce
2.3 cm
2 grams

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7
Dec
2006

You Tube "Fetal Development 4 to 39 weeks"

This video is fabulous. It shows you the development of the fetus from 4 weeks straight through to 39 weeks. For every parent who is reading the week by week books to see what stage you baby is at, this video great.

Related Videos:

You Tube “Baby Moving Inside Belly”

You Tube “Pregnancy In [...]

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