NORMAL
DEVELOPMENT OF THE BABY
 As we know, fertilization of the egg takes place in
the fallopian
tube. After about seven days, the fertilized egg enters the uterine cavity and embeds
itself in the inner wall of the uterus. The fertilized egg
gradually increases in size and occupies most of the central space of the developing pregnancy. Simultaneously another very
specialized group of cells, called the inner cell mass, begins to grow rapidly. This inner
cell mass that ultimately develops into the baby, protrudes into the potential amniotic
cavity. This cavity contains amniotic
fluid. When the fertilized egg embeds in the uterus, it is not yet a
foetus. It is just a group of cells.
Pregnancy is normally divided into three phases called trimesters,
each of which is three months long. Detailed below is the normal development of the baby
in each of the three trimesters.
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