Foetal Facts

•  6 Week – 4D Scan
• beginning formation of skeleton
• earliest point to detect multiple pregnancy
• neural tube closes, forming beginnings ofbrain and spinal cord
• limb buds that later from arms and legs appear
• distinct heart forming into chambers
• heartbeat around 100-115 beats per minute(bpm)

Baby Biometrics

• Size: Embryo 4-8 mm

Foetal Facts

• 7 Week – 3D Baby Scan
• ultrasound can identify evidence of ectopic or molar pregnancies
• can begin to see development of umbilical cord
• fast development of the hindbrain takes place
• heart rate increases from 130 to 160 bpm

Baby Biometrics

• Size: 9-14 mm Crown to Rump Length (CRL) measurement of head to bottom of rump

Foetal Facts

• 8 Week – 4D Pregnancy Scan
• expansion of the ventricular system of the brain
• vertebrae and ribs start to grow
• eyelids, tip of nose, upper lip visible, and ears develop
• aortic and pulmonary valves present in heart , separate left and right chambers
• slightly webbed fingers and toes begin to develop
• heartbeat around 144-159 bpm

Baby Biometric

• Size: 15-22 mm CRL

Foetal Facts 

• 9 Week – 3D Foetal Ultrasound Scan
• embryo officially becomes a foetus
• hands that flex at the wrist
• elbows form
• eyelids cover eyes
• ears start to take definite shape
• visible fingers and toes
• stomach visible

Baby Biometric

• Size: 24-31 mm CRL, weight 1.5 oz

Foetal Facts

• 10 Week – 4D Pregnancy Scan
• head is clearly divided from the body by neck
• genitals beginning to form, but still too early to determine gender
• most of joints developed, arms bend at elbow
• eyelids fuse shut to keep out amniotic fluid , and upper lip forms
• intestines begin to move to abdominal cavity
• some abdominal wall defects detectable through ultrasound
• placenta visible on ultrasound

Baby Biometric

• Size: 33-41 mm CRL, weight 1.6 oz

Foetal Facts 

• 11 Week –  3D Baby Scan
• clear outline of spine visible
• ears in place
• movement of body and arms and legs seen on ultrasound
• many major central nervous system defects can be identified through ultrasound
• heartbeat around 137-144 bpm

Baby Biometric

• Size: 43-53 mm CRL, weight 1.9 oz

Foetal Facts

• 12 Week – 4D Scan
• circulatory and digestive systems, pancreas, and liver begin early functions
• can open mouth
• starts to wiggle fingers
• corpus callosum , the section of the brain connecting the left and right hemispheres develops
• possible diagnosis of abdominal wall defects such as gastroschisis and Exomphalos

Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts

• 13 Week – 3D Foetal Scan
• head is approximately 1/2 size of body (will be 1/4 by birth)
• Ultrasound can be used to measure nuchal translucency (thickened section of skin on the back of the neck), evaluate nasal bone, and aid in diagnosis of chromosomal abnormalities
• earliest diagnosis of limb deformities such as club foot
• foetal organs such as gallbladder and urinary bladder images and first foetal urine produced

Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts

• 14 Week – 4D Pregnancy Ultrasound Scan
• foetus has tiny, functional hands and can make a fist
• neck grows longer, and foetus no longer has to rest chin on chest
• diagnosis of central nervous system anomalies with vaginal or abdominal scan
• nuchal translucencies can be measures from 11-14 weeks, and any abnormality in size will lead to further testing

Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts

• 15 Week – 3D Pregnancy Scan
• intestinal tract continues development
• ability to suck helps develop cheek and jaw
• evaluation of upper lip and anterior palate for possible Cleft

Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts

• 16 week – 4D Baby Scan
• foetal spine visible ultrasound able to detect neural tube defects
• facial expressions like smiles visible
• foetus urinates in amniotic fluid, then starts swallowing amniotic fluid, which demonstrates kidney function
• motions like kicking increases

Baby Biometric

• Foetal Facts 

• 17 Week – 3D Scan
• layers of fat start filling out the body
• eyes more forward on face than previous weeks
• ears start to protrude from head
• gender determination usually accurate
• distal spine ossifies; neural tube defects in distal spine diagnosable

Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts

• 18 Week – 4D Foetal Ultrasound
• bones begin to harden from cartilage
• yawning, sucking, hiccupping and making faces all start
• ears in final position
• routine ultrasound scan at 18-20 weeks to diagnose congenital malformations, exclude multiple pregnancies, verify birth dates and growth, confirm sex of the foetus, anatomical survey and analyse maternal well-being.

Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts 

• 19 Week – 3D Pregnancy Scan
• arms and legs in proportion
• diagnosis of cervical incompetence by ultrasound
• craniocervical junction seen (at base of skull)

Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts 

• 20 Week – 4D Baby Scan
• genitals fully formed
• strong rapid heartbeat
• practises breathing by moving chest up and down intermittently
• tooth buds noted
• many malformations in brain can be diagnosed accurately by this time
• diagnosis of lung masses

Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts 

• 21 Week – 3D Pregnancy Scan
• continued and rapid development of the brain
• hiccups start (jerky motions of lungs practising breathing)
• partial ossifiaction of the laminae in the thoracic vertebrae seen
• many skeletal Dysplasias can be visualised if present

Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts

• 22 Week – 4D Scan
• distinct lips form
• pancreas develops
• salivary glands formed
• gastric outlet obstruction (associated with enlarged stomach and polyhydramnios) found sonographically

Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts

• 23 Week – 3D Scan
• foetus starts actively moving and flexing newly developed muscular system
• kicking and rolling increases
• foetus can hear and is especially sensitive to loud noises
• lumbar region and ossification

Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts 

• 24 week – 4D Foetal Scan
• foetus starts to run out of room to roll, starts kicking more
• intrauterine growth restriction {IUGR} foetus can be evaluated for suspected growth restrictions by comparing current and previous measurements
• foetus can be evaluated for macrosomia, growth beyond a specific weight (usually 4000-4500 grams)

Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts 

• 25 Week – 3D Baby Scan
• large amount of lung development
• nostrils begin to open
• can curl fingers in to a fist and touch its toes

Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts

• 26 week – 4D Pregnancy Scan
• open and close eyes
• stronger, more supple spine
• eyes fully developed, can blink

Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts 

• 27 Week – 3D Pregnancy Ultrasound
• rapid brain development
• fat stores continue to develop to keep baby warm once its born
• lungs continue development

Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts

• 28 week – 4D Baby Scans
• brain takes on folds to look more like an adult brain because of rapid growth
• eyes open when awake and close when asleep
• possibly visible hair on head
• rate of growth for twins slower than rate of growth for singletons after this time

Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts 

• 29 Week – 3D Foetal Ultrasound
• organ and nerve development nearly complete
• kicks and jabs became more vigorous
• eyes sensitive to light, sometimes can sense difference between day and night

Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts

• 30 Week – 4D Pregnancy Baby Scan
• close to having a fully functional nervous system that regulates body
• tiny internal hiccups, foetus swallowing amniotic fluid and practising breathing
• may develop sleeping patterns
• foetal adrenal gland visible

Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts 

• 31 Week – 3D Baby Scan
• developing digestive system
• if a male, testes start to descend from body cavity to scrotum

Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts 

• 32 Week – 4D Pregnancy Scan
• growth of neck allows foetus to turn head from side to side
• wrinkles start to disappear
• thick layer of fat
• still relies on umbilical cord for nourishment
• more rolling because no room
• foetal bladder volume 10 mL, at 40 weeks, it will quadruple

Baby Biometric 

Foetal Facts

• 33 week – 3D Foetal Scan
• increase in head size of about 3/8 inch circumference due to massive brain growth this week
• lungs continue to mature
• long bones still completing change from cartilage to bone at the joints
• touch and sight more defined

Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts 

• 34 Week – 4D Ultrasound Pregnancy Scan
• foetus starts to look more like a human
• more light reaches womb, foetus opens and closes eyes in response
• mother possibly has 3rd trimester ultrasound to evaluate foetal size and growth

Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts

• 35 Week – 4D Pregnancy scan
• lungs fully developed
• developing daily activity cycles
• physical developments slow as foetus puts on weight
• in males, testes complete descent

Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts 

• 36 weeks – 4D Baby Scan
• foetus puts on more weight and fat before birth
• continues to move, rolling and kicking
• head moves down getting ready for birth
• bones in the head pliable for pending trip through the birth canal

Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts

• 37 Weeks – 3D pregnancy scan
• practises breathing by inhaling and exhaling amniotic fluid
• continues to move, practising motions like grasping hands, sucking thumb, turning head and swallowing
• responds and turns towards light

Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts 

• 38 Week – 4D foetal ultrasound
• officially full term
• circumference of head and abdomen approximately same size
• presence of free floating particles of vernix (the waxy coating around the foetus) on real time ultrasonography may confirm foetal maturity

Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts 

• 39 Week – 3D Ultrasound
• should be in position and ready for birth
• 300 bones in body (some of which will fuse together after birth), although skull bone still not fully formed
• brain is the last organ to fully develop

Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts 

• 40 Week – 4D Baby Scan
• BIRTH
• baby not officially considered “overdue” until after 42 weeks
• if delivered vaginally, baby’s head will appear cone shaped for a day or two because of travel through the birth canal
• eyes puffy. vision blurred, can only focus 1 inch away
• small breast buds; chest sticks out

Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts

•  6 Week – 4D Scan
• beginning formation of skeleton
• earliest point to detect multiple pregnancy
• neural tube closes, forming beginnings ofbrain and spinal cord
• limb buds that later from arms and legs appear
• distinct heart forming into chambers
• heartbeat around 100-115 beats per minute(bpm)

Baby Biometrics

• Size: Embryo 4-8 mm

Foetal Facts

• 7 Week – 3D Baby Scan
• ultrasound can identify evidence of ectopic or molar pregnancies
• can begin to see development of umbilical cord
• fast development of the hindbrain takes place
• heart rate increases from 130 to 160 bpm

Baby Biometrics

• Size: 9-14 mm Crown to Rump Length (CRL) measurement of head to bottom of rump

Foetal Facts

• 8 Week – 4D Pregnancy Scan
• expansion of the ventricular system of the brain
• vertebrae and ribs start to grow
• eyelids, tip of nose, upper lip visible, and ears develop
• aortic and pulmonary valves present in heart , separate left and right chambers
• slightly webbed fingers and toes begin to develop
• heartbeat around 144-159 bpm

Baby Biometric

• Size: 15-22 mm CRL

Foetal Facts 

• 9 Week – 3D Foetal Ultrasound Scan
• embryo officially becomes a foetus
• hands that flex at the wrist
• elbows form
• eyelids cover eyes
• ears start to take definite shape
• visible fingers and toes
• stomach visible

Baby Biometric

• Size: 24-31 mm CRL, weight 1.5 oz

Foetal Facts

• 10 Week -4D Pregnancy Scan
• head is clearly divided from the body by neck
• genitals beginning to form, but still too early to determine gender
• most of joints developed, arms bend at elbow
• eyelids fuse shut to keep out amniotic fluid , and upper lip forms
• intestines begin to move to abdominal cavity
• some abdominal wall defects detectable through ultrasound
• placenta visible on ultrasound

Baby Biometric

• Size: 33-41 mm CRL, weight 1.6 oz

Foetal Facts 

• 11 Week – 3D Baby Scan
• clear outline of spine visible
• ears in place
• movement of body and arms and legs seen on ultrasound
• many major central nervous system defects can be identified through ultrasound
• heartbeat around 137-144 bpm

Baby Biometric

• Size: 43-53 mm CRL, weight 1.9 oz

Foetal Facts

• 12 Week – 4D Scan
• circulatory and digestive systems, pancreas, and liver begin early functions
• can open mouth
• starts to wiggle fingers
• corpus callosum , the section of the brain connecting the left and right hemispheres develops
• possible diagnosis of abdominal wall defects such as gastroschisis and Exomphalos

Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts

• 13 Week – 3D Foetal Scan
• head is approximately 1/2 size of body (will be 1/4 by birth)
• Ultrasound can be used to measure nuchal translucency (thickened section of skin on the back of the neck), evaluate nasal bone, and aid in diagnosis of chromosomal abnormalities
• earliest diagnosis of limb deformities such as club foot
• foetal organs such as gallbladder and urinary bladder images and first foetal urine produced

Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts

• 14 Week – 4D Pregnancy Ultrasound Scan
• foetus has tiny, functional hands and can make a fist
• neck grows longer, and foetus no longer has to rest chin on chest
• diagnosis of central nervous system anomalies with vaginal or abdominal scan
• nuchal translucencies can be measures from 11-14 weeks, and any abnormality in size will lead to further testing

 Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts

• 15 Week – 3D Pregnancy Scan
• intestinal tract continues development
• ability to suck helps develop cheek and jaw
• evaluation of upper lip and anterior palate for possible Cleft

 Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts

• 16 week – 4D Baby Scan
• foetal spine visible ultrasound able to detect neural tube defects
• facial expressions like smiles visible
• foetus urinates in amniotic fluid, then starts swallowing amniotic fluid, which demonstrates kidney function
• motions like kicking increases

 Baby Biometric

• Foetal Facts 

• 17 Week – 3D Scan
• layers of fat start filling out the body
• eyes more forward on face than previous weeks
• ears start to protrude from head
• gender determination usually accurate
• distal spine ossifies; neural tube defects in distal spine diagnosable

 Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts

• 18 Week – 4D Foetal Ultrasound
• bones begin to harden from cartilage
• yawning, sucking, hiccupping and making faces all start
• ears in final position
• routine ultrasound scan at 18-20 weeks to diagnose congenital malformations, exclude multiple pregnancies, verify birth dates and growth, confirm sex of the foetus, anatomical survey and analyse maternal well-being.

Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts 

• 19 Week – 3D Pregnancy Scan
• arms and legs in proportion
• diagnosis of cervical incompetence by ultrasound
• craniocervical junction seen (at base of skull)

 Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts 

• 20 Week – 4D Baby Scan
• genitals fully formed
• strong rapid heartbeat
• practises breathing by moving chest up and down intermittently
• tooth buds noted
• many malformations in brain can be diagnosed accurately by this time
• diagnosis of lung masses

 Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts 

• 21 Week – 3D Pregnancy Scan
• continued and rapid development of the brain
• hiccups start (jerky motions of lungs practising breathing)
• partial ossifiaction of the laminae in the thoracic vertebrae seen
• many skeletal Dysplasias can be visualised if present

Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts

• 22 Week – 4D Scan
• distinct lips form
• pancreas develops
• salivary glands formed
• gastric outlet obstruction (associated with enlarged stomach and polyhydramnios) found sonographically

 Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts

• 23 Week – 3D Scan
• foetus starts actively moving and flexing newly developed muscular system
• kicking and rolling increases
• foetus can hear and is especially sensitive to loud noises
• lumbar region and ossification

 Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts 

• 24 week – 4D Foetal Scan
• foetus starts to run out of room to roll, starts kicking more
• intrauterine growth restriction {IUGR} foetus can be evaluated for suspected growth restrictions by comparing current and previous measurements
• foetus can be evaluated for macrosomia, growth beyond a specific weight (usually 4000-4500 grams)

 Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts

• 25 Week – 3D Baby Scan
• large amount of lung development
• nostrils begin to open
• can curl fingers in to a fist and touch its toes

 Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts

• 26 week – 4D Pregnancy Scan
• open and close eyes
• stronger, more supple spine
• eyes fully developed, can blink

Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts

• 27 Week – 3D Pregnancy Ultrasound
• rapid brain development
• fat stores continue to develop to keep baby warm once its born
• lungs continue development

 Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts

• 28 week – 4D Baby Scans
• brain takes on folds to look more like an adult brain because of rapid growth
• eyes open when awake and close when asleep
• possibly visible hair on head
• rate of growth for twins slower than rate of growth for singletons after this time

 Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts

• 29 Week – 3D Foetal Ultrasound
• organ and nerve development nearly complete
• kicks and jabs became more vigorous
• eyes sensitive to light, sometimes can sense difference between day and night

Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts

• 30 Week – 4D Pregnancy Baby Scan
• close to having a fully functional nervous system that regulates body
• tiny internal hiccups, foetus swallowing amniotic fluid and practising breathing
• may develop sleeping patterns
• foetal adrenal gland visible

 Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts 

• 31 Week – 3D Baby Scan
• developing digestive system
• if a male, testes start to descend from body cavity to scrotum

 Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts 

• 32 Week – 4D Pregnancy Scan
• growth of neck allows foetus to turn head from side to side
• wrinkles start to disappear
• thick layer of fat
• still relies on umbilical cord for nourishment
• more rolling because no room
• foetal bladder volume 10 mL, at 40 weeks, it will quadruple

 Baby Biometric 

Foetal Facts

• 33 week – 3D Foetal Scan
• increase in head size of about 3/8 inch circumference due to massive brain growth this week
• lungs continue to mature
• long bones still completing change from cartilage to bone at the joints
• touch and sight more defined

 Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts

• 34 Week – 4D Ultrasound Pregnancy Scan
• foetus starts to look more like a human
• more light reaches womb, foetus opens and closes eyes in response
• mother possibly has 3rd trimester ultrasound to evaluate foetal size and growth

Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts

• 35 Week – 4D Pregnancy scan
• lungs fully developed
• developing daily activity cycles
• physical developments slow as foetus puts on weight
• in males, testes complete descent

 Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts

• 36 weeks – 4D Baby Scan
• foetus puts on more weight and fat before birth
• continues to move, rolling and kicking
• head moves down getting ready for birth
• bones in the head pliable for pending trip through the birth canal

Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts

• 37 Weeks – 3D pregnancy scan
• practises breathing by inhaling and exhaling amniotic fluid
• continues to move, practising motions like grasping hands, sucking thumb, turning head and swallowing
• responds and turns towards light

 Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts

• 38 Week – 4D foetal ultrasound
• officially full term
• circumference of head and abdomen approximately same size
• presence of free floating particles of vernix (the waxy coating around the foetus) on real time ultrasonography may confirm foetal maturity

 Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts

• 39 Week – 3D Ultrasound
• should be in position and ready for birth
• 300 bones in body (some of which will fuse together after birth), although skull bone still not fully formed
• brain is the last organ to fully develop

Baby Biometric

Foetal Facts

• 40 Week – 4D Baby Scan
• BIRTH
• baby not officially considered “overdue” until after 42 weeks
• if delivered vaginally, baby’s head will appear cone shaped for a day or two because of travel through the birth canal
• eyes puffy. vision blurred, can only focus 1 inch away
• small breast buds; chest sticks out

 Baby Biometric