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Pregnancy

Pregnancy typically lasts about 40 weeks and is divided into three trimesters. In the first trimester from weeks 1-12, the baby's major organs begin to form and the mother may experience symptoms like fatigue and nausea. In the second trimester from weeks 13-28, symptoms often decrease while the baby grows rapidly. In the third trimester from weeks 29-40, the baby gains weight and the mother may experience difficulty breathing as the baby engages into position for birth.

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Pregnancy

Pregnancy typically lasts about 40 weeks and is divided into three trimesters. In the first trimester from weeks 1-12, the baby's major organs begin to form and the mother may experience symptoms like fatigue and nausea. In the second trimester from weeks 13-28, symptoms often decrease while the baby grows rapidly. In the third trimester from weeks 29-40, the baby gains weight and the mother may experience difficulty breathing as the baby engages into position for birth.

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Pregnancy

 Pregnancy is measured in
trimester from the first day
of your last menstrual
period and normally lasts
about 40 weeks from
conception to the birth of a
baby.
 This time is roughly divided
into 3 periods;the first
trimester,second trimester
and the third trimester.
The three stages of pregnancy

 The first trimester is measured from


conception to about 14 weeks of pregnancy.
 The second trimester abour 13 to 27 weeks of
pregnancy
 The third trimester from abt 28 weeks of
pregnancy untill birth
First trimester week 1 -12
 Early changes in  During the first trimester body
undergoes various changes
womans body  .hormonal changes effect every
organ of the body.
 these changes can trigger
symptoms even in the very first
week of pregnancy.
 Your period stooping is a clear
sign that you are pregnant
Physical and emotional changes
a woman may experience

 Extreme tiredness
 Tender,swollen breasts
 Sickness
 Craving for certain foods
 Mood swings
 Constipation
 Need to pass urine more often
 Headache
 Heartburn
 Weight gain or loss
Baby at 4 week

 Your baby’s brain and


spinal cord bagan to
form
 The heart beguns to
form
 Arms and legs buds
appear
 Your baby is now an
embryo and 1/25of an
inch long
Baby at 8 weeks

 Your baby heart begans to baet at


regular rhythm
 The arms and legs grow
longer,and fingers and toes begun
to form
 The sex organ begin to form
 The eyes has moved forward on
 The face and eyelids have formed
 The baby is now 1 inch long
Baby at 12 weeks

 The external sex organs


shows if your baby is a
girl or boy
 Eyelids close to
protecting eyes.the will
not open again untill the
28th week
 Head growth had
slowed and the baby is
now much longer
Second trimester week 13-28
 Changes a woman may  Most woman find the
experience second trimester easier
than the first
 Symptoms like nausea
and fatigue are going
away
 Abdomen will expand
as the baby continues to
grow
Baby at 16 week

 Body ache such as back,abdomen and thigh


pain
 Darkening of the skin around the nipple
 Patches of the darken skin around the cheeks
forehead and upper lips
 Numb of tingling hands
Baby at 16 weeks

 Muscles tissue and bones


continues to form
 Skin begins to form
 Baby makes sucking motion
with the mouth
 Baby reaches to a length of
about 4-5 inch and weigh
almost 3 ounce
Baby at 20 weeks

 Baby is more active


 Baby is covered by fine
 Eyebrow,eyelashes.fing
ernails nad toenails
appear to form
 Baby can hear and
swallow
 Baby is 6 inches long
and weighs 9 ounce
Baby at 24 weeks

 Taste buds formed


 Footprints and
fingerprints have
formed
 Baby sleeps and wakes
regularly
 Now the baby is 12
inches lone ang weigh
about1 ½ pounds
Third trimester week 29-40

Breathing difficulty
 Changes a woman may 

 They have to go to the bathroom


experience more often
 This is because the baby is getting
bigger and pitting more pressure on
the organs
 shortness of breath
 Heatburn
 Swelling of the ankle,fingers and face
 Tender breast which may leak a
watery pre milk called colostrum
 Trouble sleeping
Changes as the due date approaches

 Cervix become thinner and stronger


 This is a normal natural process that help the
birth canal to open during the birthing process
Baby at 36 weeks

 The protective waxy


coating called vernix
gets thicker
 Body fats increases
 Baby is about 16-19
inches and 6-7 pounds
Baby at 37-40weeks

 Baby is now considered


in full form
 As your due date is near
baby may turn into head
down position for birth
 Baby may be 19-21
inches and6 -9 pounds

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