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See a fetal development video - how baby grows and changes

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Take a little look inside to see what your little one is up to during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy!

See how a baby develops in utero
How does your baby grow? Below is a video illustration showing how an embryo changes and becomes a fetus during the first trimester of pregnancy -- that's from about week 2 to week 12 of pregnancy.

As the video plays, you can also hear a real fetal heartbeat recorded by an ultrasound doppler device. (Hear more heartbeats here.)




More ways to watch this video:
For a higher quality version of this fetal development video, check out these links...

Baby's growth during the first trimester (Quicktime; high quality mov file - 77mb)

Embryo/fetus weeks 2-12 video (Quicktime; medium quality mov file - 15mb)

Fetal development video (Windows Media wmv file - 3.2mb)

See more about fetal growth and development!

• A look inside your baby's world!
• How early can you hear your baby's heartbeat?
• See ultrasounds from all stages of pregnancy

Please note that this is not actual footage of embryonic/fetal development, but a computer graphic artist's rendering, primarily based on established medical pictures and diagrams of the fetus, amniotic sac, placenta and uterus.