Note: Information provided on this page is for general education only, growth of baby inside womb depends upon many factor and growth of your baby may differ slightly than indicated below, please seek medical assistance when in doubt.
In this week ...
- You are almost done; Baby is fully developed and is preparing for a big day to be born, the baby is anywhere from 17 inches to 22 inches long and weighs around 6½ to 9 pounds depending upon multiple factors such as parent’s genetics, baby's DNA, nutrition, age of mother, number of child born to mother before this pregnancy, etc.
- The average weight of different babies at the end of this week is about 7.25 pounds or 3288 grams and length is about 19.96 inches or 50.7 centimeter tall (measured Crown to Heel).
- Baby's brain is still laying down nerves and connections between them which will continue throughout its early childhood. Baby is also busy developing its lungs and making immune system stronger.
- Baby is practicing breathing and producing more surfactant. If your baby was to be born now their lungs would be mature enough to support them and they would ideally not need medical assistance.
- In final weeks of pregnancy, a regular health checkup of both mother and baby is necessary, and in some cases alternate day’s checkup may be required.
- Try to read to your baby while it is still in the womb, play music and sing to it and your baby is likely be more clever and smart as a result of this early stimulation.
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