Title: Stages of Baby Development From Conception to Birth | Hello Motherhood
Headings: Stages of Baby Development From Conception to Birth
Stages of Baby Development From Conception to Birth
Conception
Resources for your journey...
First Trimester
Second Trimester
Third Trimester
Birth

Content: This union, called fertilization, takes place in the woman’s fallopian tube and the fertilized egg, also called a zygote, divides into approximately 12 to 16 cells on its journey through the fallopian tube to reach and implant in the uterus. Resources for your journey...
Due Date Calculator
Historical Figures Quiz
Zodiac Center
Baby Name Swiper
Celebrities Quiz
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In the first four weeks from conception, fetal growth of the ovum begins with development of the spinal cord, nervous system, gastrointestinal system, heart and lungs. By eight weeks, in the embryonic stage, the face is forming, arms and legs move, the baby’s heart begins beating and the brain and other organs form. By 12 weeks, the baby, now called a fetus, grows to 3 inches long and weighs 1 ounce. She can move fingers and toes. Fingerprints are present. The baby smiles, frowns, sucks, swallows and urinates. The sex of the baby can be discerned by this time.