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Pregnancy Week 30

Pregnancy Week 30
PREGNANCY WEEK 30 By this week your baby looks like a newborn, His hands and feet, including his fingernails, are fully developed, his bone marrow is producing red blood cells to form his immune system to fight infection, though he still receives antibodies from you via the placenta and breast milk, if you breastfeed. Your…
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Pregnancy Week 29

Pregnancy Week 29
PREGNANCY WEEK 29   By now all the baby organs have developed and are functioning (apart from the lungs, which are not yet needed to transfer oxygen into the bloodstream). The organs will continue to mature in the coming weeks and months before birth. His head increases in size to accommodate his rapidly growing brain,…
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Pregnancy Week 28

Pregnancy Week 28
PREGNANCY WEEK 28   Your baby’s nostril and lungs are filled with amniotic fluid. This is generally squeezed out as he passes through the birth canal during labour; caesarean babies may sneeze it out once they are born. The lungs are not yet fully mature and continue to develop. His nervous system matures further as…
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Pregnancy Week 27

Pregnancy Week 27
PREGNANCY WEEK 27   Your baby irises will have started to develop their pigment. If his eyes were open you would be able to see what colour they are, though the colour may change after birth. He can open and close his eyes and responds to light and dark, he still can’t see very well…
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