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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The fingers and toes are no longer webbed and now the baby is kicking around! The embryonic tail disappeared during the ninth week. 6
12 Week Fetus
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While your baby's brain is not quite yet the size it will be at birth, it has begun developing its structures. 14 ﻿ Your fetus weighs about 14 grams 11 ﻿ and is approximately 5.5 centimeters long. 6 ﻿
Your baby has developed suckling reflexes and their kidneys are producing urine. All of this in preparation for extrauterine life. If your practitioner uses a doppler, there's an 80% chance you may be able to hear your baby's heartbeat at this office visit. 15 ﻿ It is a joyous sound to hear! Your chance of miscarriage is greatly reduced after 12 weeks gestation. 7
16 Week Fetus
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The ears and eyes are close to reaching their final positions.