Prenatal Development: Life of an Unborn Baby

• Birth: Week 38 in the Life of an Unborn Baby

  

  Jan. 28, 2022

  A baby is usually born during gestational weeks 38–40 amid many complex and miraculous developmental changes to the baby . . . and the mother.

• The Home Stretch: 33 Weeks in the Life of an Unborn Baby

  

  Jan. 26, 2022

  How the unborn baby develops in the last stage of pregnancy, is protected by the mother’s immune system, and is nourished by the placenta until birth

• “Viability” Criterion & Age: Week 25 in the Life of an Unborn Baby

  

  Jan. 22, 2022

  Hair becomes visible, lungs continue to form, and most babies can live outside the womb with significant care in this week of life in an unborn child.

• Moving Around: Week 21 in the Life of an Unborn Baby

  

  Jan. 18, 2022

  What we know about an unborn baby’s head, body, skin, hair, weight, hearing, and movement 21 weeks after fertilization.

• Almost Ready for the Outside: Week 18 in the Life of an Unborn Baby

  

  Jan. 14, 2022

  At the halfway point of the pregnancy, the baby’s sex is visible by ultrasound and he or she is at least partially protected from murder in the womb.

• Eyes in the Womb: Week 11 in the Life of an Unborn Baby

  

  Jan. 12, 2022

  At 11 weeks, the unborn baby is only about 1.6 inches and is already moving and kicking, demonstrating amazing and rapid development in the womb.

• “Fetus” Stage: Week 9 in the Life of an Unborn Baby

  

  Jan. 9, 2022

  By nine weeks of life (11 weeks gestational age), a baby has developed arms and legs (with individual fingers and toes), which he or she can begin to move.

• Touch: Day 40 in the Life of an Unborn Baby

  

  Jan. 5, 2022

  At eight weeks gestation, the baby is growing more noticeably and has developed a sense of touch–a sign of intricate design and the blessing of a new life.

• Heart Rhythm Established: Day 28 in the Life of an Unborn Baby

  

  Dec. 28, 2021

  The human embryo begins to show intricate features, including a regular heart rhythm on day 28 of development that points to the careful design of a Creator.

• “Layers”: Day 24 in the Life of an Unborn Baby

  

  Dec. 22, 2021

  At less than 0.5 cm long, the tiny baby is growing rapidly and has three “layers,” which are the groundwork for further development.

• Heartbeat: Day 22 in the Life of an Unborn Baby

  

  Dec. 18, 2021

  Just three weeks after fertilization, the tiny unborn baby’s brain, spinal cord, and other organs begin to form, demonstrating early complex development.

• Defining Life: Fertilization

  

  Dec. 11, 2021

  How we know human life begins at fertilization, as the Bible affirms, and the cultural consequences of ignoring the facts.

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