Introduction
Baby’s take an average of 38-40 weeks to fully develop and prepare for birth. This time period of approximately nine months is broken down into 3 periods in which the baby spends growing from a tiny mass of cells into a functional, healthy, bouncing baby. If all goes smoothly the birth of a baby, including labor time could take between 4-8 hours, sometimes more, sometimes less. There are many factors that can affect the baby’s growth and development, called teratogens, but overall baby will slowly grow and develop until he or she is prepared to enter into the world.
From the moment of conception the baby begins to develop for the remaining nine months. A full term pregnancy can take 38 weeks-40 weeks or nine months based on either date of conception or the last day of the woman’s menstrual cycles. If mom does not know the date of conception, than doctors will add 40 weeks to the last day of her last menstruation and estimate the baby’s due date accordingly.
Stages of Pregnancy
There are two different ways to break down the prenatal time period: by trimester or by periods. The first period is called the germinal period. This time frame consists of the first fourteen days of the baby’s development starting with conception. During these two weeks, the fertilized egg makes it’s way into the uterus for implantation in the lining of the uterus. The next period, the embryonic period starts here. The embryonic period lasts the third through the eighth week of pregnancy. During this time period, according to Kathleen Stassen Burger, Author of The Developing Person: Through Childhood and Adolescence, “…the formless mass of cells becomes a distinct being-not yet recognizably human, but worthy of a new name, embryo” (Burg...
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...lergy pills, large doses of vitamins, some medicated skin creams, as well as a few other over-the-counter medications (As Your Baby Grows p 13). A prenatal vitamin is essential for a mother’s health as well as the baby’s, to provide their needed vitamins and nutrients.
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As Your Baby Grows, Volume 20 Issue number 4
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The length of a normal and healthy pregnancy is 38 weeks since conception. During the 38 weeks (9 months) the baby is developing in stages in the utero. The 38 weeks are divided into three periods of development, the period of the zygote, the period of the embryo, and the period of the fetus. The period of the fetus begins during the ninth week and is fully developed by 38 weeks. Weight gain slowly occurs at the start of the fetus period, and
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Typical prenatal development takes around 38-40 weeks. There are three major periods of prenatal development. The stages are the germinal period, the embryonic period, and the fetal period. The germinal period is the period of prenatal development
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Early childhood is a time of remarkable physical, cognitive, social, and moral development for human beings. Infant children enter the world with a limited range of skills and abilities. As they progress through this stage of life, they acquire new skills while learning about the world around them. Watching a child acquire these skills can be a source of wonder and amazement for parents and caregivers; but what is actually going on inside the minds and bodies of these children as they grow? Examining the period of early childhood (one to six years of age) has led to astounding discoveries and provided valuable insight into basic human development.
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The course of prenatal development normally initiates with fertilization and ends with birth, lasting 38 to 40 weeks of gestation. It can be separated into three phases: germinal, embryonic, and fetal. The first two weeks after conception the germinal stage of prenatal development takes place. During this stage, a group of cells,
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