The life of a human being is born
in the union of two people of
different sex.
The precise moment of awakening to life begins early in
conception, in the fertilization phase or in the most
advanced stage of implantation of the embryo in the
mother's womb.
Most of the codes of life
are inscribed in that first
cell called the zygote.
It normally lasts nine
months, and in each of
the trimesters into which
it is divided different
parts of the body develop.
First trimester
Germinal
Stage
It begins with the woman's menstrual
period.
After the end of the second week, an
ovum is released from the ovary, here it
is more likely to conceive if the couple
have sex.
WEEK 3: after sexual intercourse, several
sperm travels and only one of them enters the
mother's ovum and CONCEPTION occurs
there.
This is how the egg or zygote is formed, which
contains ALL THE GENETIC INFORMATION. In
this way, the zygote goes down the fallopian tube. It
passes to the blastocyst, which is composed of an
internal group of cells
Becomes an embryo and the external group:
will become structures, so-called membranes,
same that protect the embryo.
During the sixth and seventh week, traits
continue to develop that allow the
identification of parts of the embryo such as
the eyes, ears or heart, as well as the hands
and feet during the eighth week.
In the ninth week you can
also begin to see your arms,
elbows, and your essential
organs begin to grow.
After the tenth week it is no
longer considered an embryo,
but a fetus.
The baby tends to suffer the
risk of injuries which can cause
congenital anomalies.
(Includes, consumption of
illicit substances or mother's
diseases.
Second trimester Embryonic
stage
At the beginning of this trimester, the
most noticeable thing about the fetus
is its head, which occupies about half its
total size.
Aspects such as nails
or genitals continue
to develop during
these weeks, and
the face is already
formed.
The eyelids close the
baby's eyes, and until the
28th week they will
remain that way.
The fetus begins to make its first movements between weeks
15 and 18.
the fetus is already close to 18 centimeters and weighs about
200 grams.
The bones become harder and the first
hair, called lanugo, begins to appear.
Between 19 and 21 weeks the baby
begins to hear, and also moves more
actively
In week 22 the lanugo has already spread
to the entire body of the fetus, also
appearing the eyebrows and eyelashes.
You are now developing
muscles and being able to
hear your heartbeat.
At the end of this stage, the
baby's airways develop and the
bone marrow begins to produce
blood cells. The fetus also begins
to store fat.
Third trimester Fetal
stage
The baby begins to finish developing different
parts of his body: everything related to the eyes
and footprints are already well noticeable.
The lungs are also highly functional,
although not enough to survive outside
the uterus.
Between weeks 27 and 30, the baby
reopens its eyelids, and the nervous
system develops a lot, especially in the
brain and for the orders of different
functions of the body.
The respiratory system begins
to produce surfactant, which
causes the alveoli to fill with air
when it is born.
The size of the fetus by week
28 already occupies most of
the uterus, and is usually
positioned inverted
Starting at week 31, the baby begins to
retain iron, calcium and phosphorus in his
body, which further promotes the
development of the body.
By week 35, the baby
already weighs about
2.5 kilos, and his heart
and blood vessels
have already formed
completely.
In the last weeks,
between 38 and 40, the
lanugo disappears
except on the shoulders
and arms, the hair
developed on the head
also being thicker and
more resistant. Breast
buds also appear.
As of week 40, the embryo is
considered to be fully developed
and ready to be born, varying the
date on which it occurs.