In the womb

Um feto de poucas semanas encontra-se

no interior do tero de sua me.
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An embryo of few weeks inside the mothers womb.

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It is in the beginning of its

development.

There is a long road ahead.

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It is the first step of human development and at this stage it can be confused with
the embryo of dog or 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 micronchamber 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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