What does the expectant mother need to know?

Tatiana Brutska tells (Gynecologist of the clinic "Nadiya Odesa")

Pregnancy – happy period in a woman's life, It is divided into trimesters.

I-th trimester continues to 13 pregnancy week;
II-th trimester – 14-28 weeks of pregnancy;
III-th trimester – with 29 a week of pregnancy and to childbirth.

The pregnancy ends with physiological childbirth or caesarean section.

I-th trimester is the main one in the formation and health of the child:

1-4 week:In the ampoular part of the fallopian tube there is fertilization of the egg sperm. Next is embryo implantation (attachment to the uterine wall). On 4 weeks the size of the embryo reaches 2-4 mm.
5 week:already developed and laid foundations of important organs and systems of your baby.
6-7 week:every minute is formed virtually a million new cells, The skin begins to form, Handles and legs, There is already an opportunity to hear on the ultrasound of the heartbeat. By the end of the 7th week “height” reaches 1 cm.
8 week:The intestine and the urinary system begin to form, Your baby already has kidneys. Its size reaches 2 cm.
9-13 week: In this term, the baby can already distinguish the nose, nostrils, fingers, the eyes and lobes of the ears. The rudiments of future teeth appear. "Height" will reach 9-10 cm.

The expectant mother should avoid drinking alcohol, smoking and medicines, which have a teratogenic effect.
Necessarily become registered for pregnancy (to 12 week) and undergo the necessary examinations. Follow your doctor's recommendations, To the baby's expectation period to be easy and happy🤍

What does the expectant mother need to know?

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