fetus

  • Overview: Fetal Development

    Looking for a fetal development overview? Check out what's going on with your baby week by week!

  • Can a Fetus Get Shaken-Baby Syndrome?

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,

    Hi. I'm Chelsea and I'm 5 months pregnant. I enjoy feeling my baby girl move. I do this by applying small to medium amounts of pressure to my tummy causing her to respond with movement, kicking, or rolling around. I am very thin for my height which caused me to begin to feel her movements at about 16 to 18 weeks.

  • Inside the Womb: Who are the ''Players''?

    Pregnancy is an amazing phenomenon of nature that is the core of our existence. Yet even today, few people really have an understanding of what goes on inside a pregnant woman. It's not just nine months of belly growth followed by the birth of a baby.

  • Inside the Womb: Who are the ''Players''?

    Pregnancy is an amazing phenomenon of nature that is the core of our existence. Yet even today, few people really have an understanding of what goes on inside a pregnant woman. It's not just nine months of belly growth followed by the birth of a baby.

  • Can a Fetus Get Shaken-Baby Syndrome?

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,

    Hi. I'm Chelsea and I'm 5 months pregnant. I enjoy feeling my baby girl move. I do this by applying small to medium amounts of pressure to my tummy causing her to respond with movement, kicking, or rolling around. I am very thin for my height which caused me to begin to feel her movements at about 16 to 18 weeks.

  • Overview: Fetal Development

    Looking for a fetal development overview? Check out what's going on with your baby week by week!