FACTS: Your baby has more than doubled in size in the past week. Its tiny heart begins to form and …
FACTS The baby’s spinal cord and brain are now almost complete and the head is beginning to look more human-like. …
FACTS: The baby is still smaller than your little toe yet has all its main organs in a rudimentary form …
FACTS: The baby, now called a foetus, has obvious elbows, wrists, ankles and clearly visible fingers and toes. It measures …
FACTS: During pregnancy the amount of blood in your body increases 30-50 per cent to nourish and supply the baby …
FACTS: This is the end of the first trimester considered the most intense part of the development of the pregnancy. …
FACTS: The womb environment, like a bag of water, cushions the baby from bumps, keeps it at a constant warm …
FACTS: All the baby’s organs are perfectly formed miniatures and the features are more discernible. It has eyebrows, a small …
Pregnancy is dated from the first day of the last menstrual period. This is an old convention still in place …
FACTS: The placenta is now fully-formed and functioning. It can now supply all the oxygen and nutrients to the growing …