BIRTH
Thank you for taking the survey. Here are some of the amazing things happening at birth. Please check out the development in the other stages of development as well. You will likely find some surprises!
It is easy to see that a newborn is attracted to faces, but new studies have found this preference begins in the womb! A fetus in the third trimester will track a face-like pattern of light, while showing less interest in other patterns.
Fetal auditory learning becomes possible soon after the onset of hearing, in humans by the 27 weeks gestational age, when external auditory input starts to reorganize the auditory cortex.
Researchers stumbled across the amazing discovery that a fetus can actually cry, sneeze, and eat while in the womb! Check out this incredible ultrasound footage of babies doing just that.
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Facial Expressions
Parents are now delighted to be able to clearly see their preborn child through 4D ultrasound! The grumpy pout and sweet smile are every bit as adorable in the womb as in a precious newborn!
Learning
“…Some of the most important learning we ever do happens before we’re born, while we’re still in the womb.” -Annie Murphy Paul, author of Origins.
Brainwaves can be detected as early as six weeks. Learn more!
Breathing
Around 33 weeks the fetus begins using its lungs to practice breathing. Air pocket cells begin forming around 32 weeks and will continue to develop for the next 8 years!
Ectopic Baby Hope
“Eleven years ago while administering an anesthetic for ruptured ectopic pregnancy (at two months gestation) I was handed what I believe was the smallest living human being ever seen…” Read More!