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Gestational age: 35 and 0 days until 39 weeks and 6 days old. Embryonic age: Weeks nr 34–38. 33–37 weeks old. The fetus is considered full-term at the end of the 39th week of gestational age. It may be 48 to 53 cm (19 to 21 in) in length. The lanugo is gone except on the upper arms and shoulders. Fingernails extend beyond fingertips.
Fundal height, or McDonald's rule, is a measure of the size of the uterus used to assess fetal growth and development during pregnancy. It is measured from the top of the mother's uterus to the top of the mother's pubic symphysis.
A woman pregnant for the first time (nulliparous) typically feels fetal movements at about 21 weeks, whereas a woman who has given birth before will typically feel movements by 20 weeks. [13] By the end of the fifth month, the fetus is about 20 cm (8 in) long.
The anterior cingulate is part of the cerebral cortex, which begins to develop in the fetus at week 26. A co-author of that report reviewed the evidence in 2020, specifically the functionality of the thalamic projections into the cortical subplate, and posited "an immediate and unreflective pain experience...from as early as 12 weeks." [11]
Weeks and months are numbered by gestation. Different terms are used to describe prenatal development , meaning development before birth . A term with the same meaning is the "antepartum" (from Latin ante "before" and parere "to give birth") Sometimes "antepartum" is however used to denote the period between the 24th/26th week of gestational ...
The third trimester is defined as starting, between the beginning of week 28 (27 weeks + 0 days of GA) [37] or beginning of week 29 (28 weeks + 0 days of GA). [4] It lasts until childbirth . Timeline of pregnancy, including (from top to bottom): Trimesters, embryo/fetus development, gestational age in weeks and months, viability and maturity stages
As of 2022, the world record for the lowest gestational age newborn to survive is held by Curtis Zy-Keith Means, who was born on 5 July 2020 in the United States, at 21 weeks and 1 day gestational age, weighing 420 grams. [5] A preterm birth, also known as premature birth, is defined as babies born alive before 37 weeks of pregnancy are ...
This culminates in a 20% decrease in functional residual capacity (FRC) during the course of the pregnancy. Oxygen consumption increases by 20% to 40% during pregnancy, as the oxygen demand of the growing fetus, placenta, and increased metabolic activity of the maternal organs all increase the pregnant woman's overall oxygen requirements.