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

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They are also beginning to deposit brown fat (adipose tissue) on their body around mid-gestation. The purpose of the brown fat is to retain body heat. 19 ﻿ Newborns may struggle with regulating body temperature at first. This is particularly a problem for a baby born early, since they have not developed enough fat on their body. 20 ﻿
Babies born at this point have some chances of survival with very special care. 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.