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Fetal Development

This is why we fight abortion -
HUMAN LIFE BEGINS AT CONCEPTION


"Zygote. This cell results from the union of an oocyte and a sperm. A zygote is the beginning of a new human being."  Moore, Keith L. and Persaud, T.V.N. The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology

Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
and before you were born I consecrated you..." Jeremiah 1:5 


FETAL DEVELOPMENT

EIGHT WEEKS from conception








ELEVEN WEEKS from conception (feet)












FOURTEEN WEEKS from conception (ear)



SIXTEEN WEEKS from conception (face)




Life  In The Womb

Week  1 - An embryo, I seek nourishment in womb

Week  3 - My heart begins to beat

Week  6 - My skeleton forms, liver makes blood cells

Week  7 - My brain waves can be detected

Week  8 - I now have fingerprints

Week 10 - I’m sensitive to touch, I squint & swallow

Week 11 - Now 3 inches long, I do somersaults

Week 12 - I practice breathing, all systems working

Month  4 - My heart pumps 6 gals. of blood a day

Month  5 - I react to outside noises; mom feels me

Month  6 - Fine hair is on my head; I weigh 2 lbs.

Month  7 - I recognize my mother's voice

Month  8 - My weight increases another 2 pounds

Month  9 - I'm ready for birth & trigger labor