Stages of fetal formation in the uterus

Stages of fetal formation in the uterus

Fetus

The embryo begins with a semen, which is a small drop that is formed and continues to grow until it weighs approximately 600 grams at birth. This is called the place where the fetus is formed. The pregnant woman in the fetus can know a lot. It is about the stages of growth in her womb; this is to know what is happening of different developments on the fetus and ensure its safety.

first month

And the development of the placenta, which in turn transmits food from mother to child, and then transfer the child’s waste from it, and begins the face of the child’s primitive form of A way of forming large black halos for the eyes, in addition to the appearance of the mouth, lower jaw, throat growth, crystallization of blood cells by circulatory system, and the size of the fetus is smaller than the grain of rice.

second month

The appearance of the ears, the emergence of small buds forming the arms and legs, and the formation of the neural tube, which consists of the brain, spinal cord, and nerve tissue, in addition to the growth of the digestive system, and the head is consistent with the rest of the body, and can detect the heartbeat of the fetus , And weighs up to 1/30 of an ounce.

the third mounth

The growth of the arms, hands, feet, and fingers is complete. It can open and close the fist of the hand and mouth, its outer ears are formed, the teeth are formed, the fetus weighs about an ounce, and the sex of the fetus is difficult to distinguish by ultrasound.

Fourth month

We can hear the heartbeat of the fetus through a tool called Doppler, the fingers and toes are clear, the eyelids appear, the eyebrows, eyelashes, nails and hair are formed. The bones and teeth are more intense, the nervous system begins to work, the genital growth is complete, Fetus by ultrasound, and the weight of the fetus to about four markets.

the fifth month

The growth of muscles that gives the child the ability to move, in addition to the growth of the hair of his head, and shows a soft hair called the fluff; which protects the skin of the fetus at birth, and also consists of a white layer called staining that protects the child’s skin from the fluid surrounding it, The weight of the fetus at the end of the month to one pound per leg.

The sixth month

The fetus’s skin color is red, so the wrinkles and veins will be visible through its transparent skin, the eyes begin to appear, and the child responds to the sounds by stirring or increasing the pulse. If born prematurely, he will remain in intensive care to continue to live.

the seventh month

The fetus continues to mature and grow, and its hearing is fully developed; it can respond to the stimuli and feel the pain, and the presence of light.

eighth month

He can see and hear, in addition to the growth of his brain, lungs, but not fully, weighing almost 226 grams.

The ninth month

The growth of the lungs is fully completed, and the fetus prepares itself for the exit to its new world, through which it rotates to the bottom of the pelvis.