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Fetal Development: Week 6

Week 6

  • The head, mouth, liver, and intestines begin to take shape.
  • Brain activity can be recorded; the skeleton forms, and reflexes develop.
  • The eyes open, with no eyelids.
  • Fingers grow to the first joint.

0.16 inches is about the thickness of two nickels put together.

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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