Title: Early Pregnancy Fetal Development
Headings: Early Pregnancy Fetal Development
Early Pregnancy Fetal Development
Early Pregnancy
4 Weeks of Pregnancy
7 Week Embryo
8 Week Fetus
10 Week Fetus
12 Week Fetus
16 Week Fetus
24 Week Fetus
26-28 Week Fetus
30-39 Week Fetus

Content: They will be in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), probably for many weeks. In most cases, you can expect them to stay in the NICU until close to their due date. A major problem with premature babies is lung development. If preterm labor is detected early, a steroid shot called Betamethasone can sometimes be given to enhancing the lung development. 21 ﻿
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26-28 Week Fetus
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At 26 to 28 weeks, bile has begun developing the function of secretion, a process that is not completed until 2 to 5 weeks following birth. 22 ﻿
Your baby's brain is also becoming more complex and has developed a regular sleep-wake cycle. 23 ﻿ Although it usually seems as if the baby wants to sleep while you are awake and vice versa at night. At 27 weeks your baby is 36.5 centimeters (14.4 inches) long and weighs in at about 875 grams (just under 2 pounds) CHL. 10
30-39 Week Fetus
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At 30 weeks there's only about 10 left to go until you meet your baby! At 32 weeks, your baby now weighs 1.7 kilograms (3.7 pounds) and is approximately 42 centimeters (16.5 inches) long CHL.