Pregnancy Stages - An Essential Guide to Pregnant

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Executive Sumary about Pregnancy Stages by Juzaily Ramli

This is a basic guide to pregnancy which covers issues like the different stages to pregnancy and what usually takes place when a woman is pregnant. It is important for a pregnant woman to receive good prenatal care throughout the various stages of pregnancy.

The first thing that every expectant woman should know is that a normal pregnancy takes up to 40 weeks. This period is divided into three sections called trimesters, in which each trimester lasts about 13 weeks. Therefore each pregnancy goes through the first trimester, second trimester and third trimester. The development of the fetus in the pregnant woman is normally discussed according to the different trimesters.

In the first trimester of pregnancy, the changes can be very subtle and most times are not associated with being pregnant. One change that affects many women is the nausea and morning sickness or vomiting.

Morning sickness is the result of changes in the woman’s hormones. As the hormones change in a woman’s body, it results in the feeling of nausea and morning sickness. Also, after the first month, the fetus in the pregnant woman starts to produce hormones.

Not only that, the fluctuating hormones can cause some pregnant women to experience food cravings as well as irritability or unexpected and unpredictable mood swings. The pregnant mother will also go through a noticeable weight gain. On the other hand it could also be an indication of problems with the fetus or the expectant mother.

The fetus will have developed all of its own organs, most of them functional during the third trimester of a pregnancy. Most times, the fetus is delivered when the woman has gone through 38 to 40 weeks of pregnancy.

It is during this last trimester that the pregnant woman will feel most uncomfortable. The expectant mother will be carrying the growing fetus in her, with the fetus applying pressure to the mother’s internal organs. This basic guide offers information on the major stages and development of the normal pregnancy. Once the expecting parents are armed with information, it will be easier to recognize and understand the various stages of a pregnancy.

Pregnancy Stages - Your Baby’s Journey

Executive Sumary about Pregnancy Stages by Terry Ross

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Pregnancy Stages Month One - from the moment your egg is fertilized your baby’s genetic blueprint is set. Pregnancy Stages Month Two - The baby starts to take more of a human form, the head grows, facial features start to form, hands and feet start to develop and its muscles begin to grow.

By week 12 your baby should weigh around 14g and be around 8cm long. Pregnancy Stages Month Four - During the forth month the baby continues to grow, toe and fingernails appear and fine hair appears all over the body. Pregnancy Stages Month Five - Hair, eyelashes and eyebrows grow and the baby’s senses start to develop.

The baby continues to grow to approximately 13cm and a creamy white substance is produced to coat the body and protect the baby’s skin.

Pregnancy Stages Month Seven - All major organs accept the lungs are functioning, cells mature and the brain develops. Pregnancy Stages Month Eight - The baby can open and close his eyes and develops a sense of taste.

Pregnancy Stages Month Nine - The baby is now fully formed and growing. The baby develops a thick layer of subcutaneous fat and can gain up to 225g per week. In the last month the baby’s head will usually engage into the pelvis in readiness for birth.

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