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Prenatal development (from Latin natalis 'relating to birth') involves the development of the embryo and of the fetus during a viviparous animal's gestation.Prenatal development starts with fertilization, in the germinal stage of embryonic development, and continues in fetal development until birth.
Preterm birth, also known as premature birth, is the birth of a baby at fewer than 37 weeks gestational age, as opposed to full-term delivery at approximately 40 weeks. [1] ...
The second trimester is defined as starting, between the beginning of week 13 (12 weeks +0 days of GA) [4] and beginning of week 15 (14 weeks + 0 days of GA). [37] It ends at the end of week 27 (26 weeks + 6 days of GA) [ 37 ] or end of week 28 (27 weeks + 6 days of GA).