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Fetal Development: Week 20

Week 20

  • The fetus can now turn its entire body side to side and front to back.
  • Fingernails are now completely grown and reach the tips of the fingers.
  • The fetus now has a regular sleeping pattern.
  • Rapid growth in this month brings the fetus to weigh one-half to one pound and its length to approximately six to seven inches by the end of Week 20.

A dollar bill is 6 inches in length.

Click here for a list of clinics offering free pre-natal ultrasounds

Click Here to go to Pre-Natal Care Page (Step 3 of 5)

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