Foetus
A term used to refer to a baby during the period of gestation between eight weeks and term.
Fibroid (myoma or leiomyoma)
A benign tumor of the uterine muscle and connective tissue.
Foetus Breech Exercise
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Foetus (fetus)
Foetus is a developing unborn offspring of an animal that gives birth to its young (as opposed to laying eggs).
Alcohol and the foetus
Whether or not you tolerate your drink, your unborn foetus will not tolerate it. It's scientifically and biologically proven that congenital deformations are mainly caused by frequent alcohol consumption during pregnancy.
Protects female foetuses from the effects of androgens in the mother's system. (Androgens are substances that have a masculinising effect).
18 weeks - The foetus is now 6 inches long and weighs 6 ounces. With and ultrasound you can decide whether or not to find out the sex of your baby if your baby is in a position that reveals the genitals.
Unless a particular foetus is being aborted because of medical problems, which one is selected is simply a practical matter of which is easiest to see and reach. It isn't possible at this stage of pregnancy to be sure of the sex of the foetus.
Neural Tube Defects: During the first month of conception, the foetus' brain and spinal cord begin to develop. If the tubal structure forming these organs is not completely formed, neural tube defects result occur.
Intrauterine growth restriction - Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) refers to the condition in which a foetus is unable to grow to its genetically determined potential size to a degree that may affect the health of the foetus.
All the organs of the foetus are formed at this juncture, but the baby continues to grow until the delivery.
Hair, toes, nails and fingers start to form.
The sex organs will become clear, so that the gender can be ascertained.
Scuba diving - Scuba diving in pregnancy is generally ruled out as the foetus is of theoretically greater risk of decompression sickness (the bends) even when the mother is not affected.
A single live foetus is seen in cephalic presentation in the ultrasound report. Foetal Maturity - L 32 weeks 3 days +/- 1 week, Approx Weight: 1770 gm +/- 258 gm, cardiac activity and foetal movements are normal.
Obstetric ultrasound is mainly used to determine the date of the pregnancy, confirm the good health of the foetus, determine the location of the pregnancy, ...
Already in the uterus, when he is still a foetus, the child is capable of perceiving his mommy's heart beat, her voice coming from outside, even if cushioned by the amniotic fluid and all the other body noises, including the quick flowing of blood.
The placenta is where the mother and embryos' blood vessels intertwine but do not join, to facilitate the exchange of oxygen, nutrients, and waste materials between the mother and embryo/foetus.
there have been many studies and nothing has come back saying they do any harm to the foetus at all. all an ultrasound is, is high frequency sound waves that are to high for us to hear at all.
"Heatstroke in the mother is lethal to the foetus, so be careful when sunbathing. Aerobic exercise is OK if you were doing it pre-pregnancy, you just have to watch for: joint strain, dehydration, sunburn and fatigue.
In addition, as the foetus grows it pushes against the bladder. Luckily, this inconvenient need for the conveniences reduces over time; the hCG levels gradulally drop and the foetus moves up inside the pelvis after a few months, ...
As the foetus grows, the tube becomes distended and painful, and will eventually rupture if the condition isn't diagnosed. The abdominal pain usually starts in the second month of the pregnancy, and is often accompanied by vaginal bleeding.
They are now called a 'fetus' (also spelt 'foetus'), which is a Latin word meaning 'young one'. Your baby now measures more than 2.
Amniotic fluid: The fluid surrounding the foetus in the womb, commonly known as 'the waters'.
ARM - Artificial Rupture of the Membranes: A procedure used to induce or speed up labour, whereby the bag of waters around the baby is punctured.
This fine downy hair covers a foetus in utero as early as 15 weeks gestation and usually starts to disappear sometime before birth. It is sometimes till noticeable on some areas of newborns.
Latching on ...
So does an energetic foetus make for an active baby? Does all that wriggling, wiggling, kicking calamity inside your belly produce a child with ants in their pants?
Your baby
At the end of this week, your baby is now called a foetus, not an embryo. The limbs are growing quickly and the fingers and toes are forming. Your baby's skeleton, which started as cartilage, is now changing to bone.
Week 10 ...
coz I even contemplated getting rid of the foetus but he convinced me not to. He promised to stop smoking on 13th, right after his birthday, he continues to do the same...honestly speaking, I've had enough of his bad mannerisms...
Natal exam / examination: Usually the sampling of amniotic fluid around the foetus for the testing of genetic conditions.
Information for better or for worse: interviews with parents when their foetus was found to have choroid plexus cysts at a routine second trimester ultrasound.
J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol, 30(1): 48-57. [Abstract] [Full-text] ...
 See also: Pregnancy, Pregnant, During pregnancy, Trimester, Uterus
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