The placenta is responsible for providing nutrients to the fetus, removing waste products from the bloodstream, producing hormones that maintain pregnancy, and protecting against infection.
By week 13, the amniotic fluid begins to fill up with water, cushioning the developing embryo and preventing it from being damaged by external forces.
Amniotic sac
Cushions the embryo from shocks
The foetus begins to move and the movements are felt by the mother
Umbilical cord
Connects the baby to the mother's body and allows for the transfer of food, oxygen, and waste products
Well-developed foetus
All main organs of the body are formed and the heart beats steadily
Changes in the foetus from the eighthweek onwards
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Creamy substance called the vernix
Uterus stretches to accommodate the development
The foetus turns upside down during the last month of gestation
After the 8th week the embryo resembles a human being
All the main organs have formed and The heart beats steadily afther the 8th Week
