Fetal Development WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Fetal Development
Prenatal development is the development of an embryo and fetus inside a woman's womb. This development usually takes 40 weeks from the time of conception until birth.
Fast Facts:
- There are three trimesters, each lasting 13-14 weeks.
- The fetus is considered full term at 37 weeks.
- The risk of miscarriage drops significantly after the 1st trimester (or 12th week)
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Latest Headlines on Fetal Development
What is Fetal Development?
- Wikipedia: Prenatal Development
- About Kids Health: Fetal Development
- Medterms: Definition of Prenatal Development
What Are Complications During Fetal Development?
- American Pregnancy Association: Concerns Regarding Early Fetal Development
- About.com: Complications of Pregnancy
- Baby Center: Pregnancy Complications
What Are The Stages of Fetal Development?
- Mayo Clinic: First Trimester | Second Trimester | Third Trimester
- Pregnancy.org: First Trimester | Second Trimester | Third Trimester
- Discovery Health: Baby's Development of Senses
- Parents.com: Conception | Month One | Month Two | Month Three | Month Four | Month Five | Month Six | Month Seven | Month Eight | Month Nine
Wisdom, Blogs, and Message Boards about Fetal Development
- SparkNotes: Prenatal Development
- Baby Center Community: Prenatal Health Message Boards
- Lisa's Space: Prenatal Development
- A Little Pregnant: Blog on Infertility, Pregnancy, and Parenthood
Foundations and Support Groups on Fetal Development
- American Pregnancy Association: Official Site
- Fetal Hope Foundation: Official Site
- March of Dimes: Official Site
- Ectopic Pregnancy Foundation: Official Site
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Fetal Development
- New England Journal of Medicine: Medical Journal Articles on Fetal Development
- PubMed Central: Medical Journal Articles on Fetal Development
- JAMA: Medical Journal Articles on Fetal Development
- Google Scholar: Medical Articles on Fetal Development
Clinical Trials on Fetal Development
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Clinical Trials on Fetal Development
- Center Watch: Clinical Trials on Fetal Development
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Development of a Fetus, How A Baby Develops, Fetus Development, Prenatal Developme, Prenatal Development
- Last update: Sep. 2, 2008
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
