Um

Um feto
feto de
de poucas
no
In the womb
poucas semanas
semanas encontra-se
no interior
interior do
encontra-se
do útero
útero de
de sua
sua mãe.
mãe.
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An
An embryo
embryo of
of few
few weeks
weeks inside
inside the
the mothers womb..
mothers womb

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 ItIt is
is in
in the
the beginning
beginning of
of its
its
development.
development.

There
There is
is aa long
long road
road ahead.
ahead.
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ItIt is
is the
the first
first step
step of
of human
human development
development and
and at
at this
this stage
stage itit can
can be
be confused
confused with
with
the
the embryo
embryo of
of dog
dog or
or monkey.
monkey.

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It is connected to the vitelino bag that provides the nutrients that it needs in the
first weeks of life.

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After about 8 weeks of gestation the vitelino bag loses its function.

The umbilical cord then starts to feed it with nutrients

provided from the mothers body.

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While everything happens, it floats, calmly, in the uterus of its mother.

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 In 16th week of gestation it already has
developed the limbs.

The eyes are still closed, but the hands and the feet start to move
themselves, even though its mother does not perceive it yet.

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Thanks to the ecografia 4D, you can see the features of the baby quite clearly,
even its faceial expressions.

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 At 24 weeks Only the lungs are not completely formed.

if it was born at this moment, it would have a good chance of survival.

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At this stage It already moves the arms and the legs, it blinks the eyes, and it
sucks the fingers

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It is becoming conscientious of
the space that surrounds it.

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As with all embryos, it passes most of the time sleeping

It even dreams
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 Complete at nine months and is ready to be born.

In 40 weeks, what was one cell was changed into a human being.

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 The miracle of the formation of the life of a human being
in the womb is almost finished

In few days the lungs and the placenta will be put in charge to signal that the
hour of the childbirth has arrived.

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 The baby still sleeps, calm, in the womb of its mother.

It does not know that soon it will abandon the placidness of its "house" to pass
through one of the most traumatic experiences of its life: the birth.

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Yes, because the childbirth is not
painful only for the mother.

It is also traumatic and stressful for the baby.

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BUT IT IS THUS THAT IT HAPPENS

The MIRACLE Of LIFE

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The images used in this pps are part of the set of documents produced for the National
Geographic Channel: En el Maternal Vientre. Are images gotten through a micron-
chamber introduced in the uterus of a gestante. Thanks to the modern photographic
techniques it is possible to follow the fascinating process of gestation of a baby. If it
desires to see photos and videos of this set of documents, in Spaniard, it visits the
address:

 http://mujer.terra.es/muj/padres/embarazo/vientrematerno/

Author of the Slide: Riaellw@globo.com

Ellwanger Text: based in notes of baseboard
of the photos of the site above cited Music:
Brahm's Lullaby - violin This slide is exclusive
of the site Ria Slides
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