Prenatal Development: Life of an Unborn Baby

A stage-by-stage overview of the development of an unborn human being, beginning with fertilization and ending at birth.

When does life begin? A short question, but one with profound implications and real life-and-death consequences. In this overview of the life of an unborn baby, we see what a human being looks like from fertilization to birth in prenatal development. We also review the major stages of how a baby develops inside the womb until they emerge at birth from their mother.

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