Tag: fetal development

An ingeniously video documenting the continuity of human life from the beginning up to and beyond birth

By Dave Andrusko Like so many other grandparents, my wife and I eagerly view the photos our middle daughter sends us of her young son. We do so via text every day, so you might think I wouldn’t be amazed how much change there’s been in just the last few months. But I am! When …

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24th fact for the 24th week of development.

Week 24: By this point, the baby can respond to pressure, movement, hot and coldness, in addition to pain. The lung cells in the body have begun to produce a substance called surfactant, which is essential for gas exchange. The baby is able to breathe air, not fluid now! He/she is now about the size …

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“When You Became You” teaches the foundational pro-life lesson: you were always you, in and out of the womb

By Dave Andrusko During the pandemic, like millions of other parents, our daughter-in-law supplemented the on-line education of our 13 year old and 9 year-old grandchildren. She was looking for ways to augment not just the basics but also the essentials of how to treat others with kindness, gentleness, and respect—and why. Enter “When You …

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Fact #19 for this week and we are almost halfway done!

Week 19: Around this time is when the pregnant mother should start to feel movement inside her womb! The little one can also start to hear voices by this time. The baby is about the size of a pomegranate. To protect their skin from amniotic fluid, the baby will start to form a thin, waxy …

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“Inside the Human Body” shows amazing in utero development of human face

‘Their formation is a complicated ballet of growth and fusion of moving plates of tissue.’ By Dave Andrusko Over the years I have been fascinated by the skill of the BBC at offering absolutely amazing examples of science developed with laypeople in mind. But replete with spectacular graphics, it’s a series on “Inside the Human Body” that may …

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How ultrasounds transform the way pregnant women understand their unborn child

By Dave Andrusko One of my daughters was president of a local Women Helping Center. If anyone would know the crucial importance of ultrasounds, it would be her and the staff. By making concrete what to a woman facing an untimely pregnancy is essentially an abstraction, ultrasounds dramatically change the decision-making calculus. By slowing down …

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New ‘Window to the Womb’ interactive app shows reality of preborn babies’ development

‘Window to the Womb not only educates on the reality of human life in the womb but also stands as a powerful condemnation of abortion,’ Live Action founder Lila Rose By Ashley Sadler Pro-life organization Live Action has announced the launch of a stunning new web-based app called “Window to the Womb” that allows users to see …

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Here goes fact #16 for the 16th week of development inside the womb!

Week 16: Many parts of the baby’s body are developing at a rapid pace. The retina in the eye now has distinct layers, neuron multiplication in the brain is COMPLETE by this time, AND teeth enamel begins to develop. As for the lower half of the baby’s body, all limbs and joints are now FULLY …

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