The pregnancy calendar helps future mothers understand what is going on with their bodies along the 42 weeks of the pregnancy. Even if traditionally we refer to nine months of pregnancy, the actual interval is a bit longer, towards 10 full months. This period is divided into three stages of evolution or trimesters. The first three months represent the embryo stage, the second trimester with accelerated growth and the development of all the baby organs: the embryo has turned into a fetus.
With the last three months of the pregnancy calendar, the baby needs to become mature and large enough to be able to live outside the womb and function independently from the mother's body. A pregnancy is considered complete between the 38th and the 42nd week, as labor and delivery are considered normal any time during this interval. When the baby is born before the 38th week, it is premature, and it may not be able to breathe on its own.
Modern medical equipment now allows for more and more pre-mature babies to make it to term and live outside of their mother's womb in artificially recreated environments. Pregnant women usually keep a pregnancy calendar, that very much resembles a diary. The periodical medical check-ups keep the woman informed and the baby monitored to make sure that everything goes on naturally and smoothly.
There are plenty of online resources that can help you create a pregnancy calendar of your own. Most mothers are actually fascinated to learn how their baby grows week by week, and when the little one starts kicking, the joy is complete. Despite the large number of information sources, many families still don't know a thing about what is going on in the womb; yet this is not generally valid. Both mothers and fathers show interest in the pregnancy calendar.
When expecting the first baby, the pregnancy calendar actually allows the family to adjust to the new condition. Moreover, it helps parents become ready to welcome the new family member. By tracing the baby's progress along the 9 pregnancy months, people bond with the baby, they learn to love it, talk to it and plan their future around this new live that grows in the womb. A pregnancy calendar gives people a chance to understand more about how life works in its most profound ways.
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Regine Hehn is a fat loss enthusiast. She wrote a great Eat Stop Eat Review and owns and maintains http://thefatlossreview.com/eat-stop-eat-review.html .
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