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Fetal Development: Week 16

  • Motion increases as the fetus moves its body and swallows.
  • The skin is transparent and pink in color.
  • The umbilical cord is now thick enough to carry nutrients from the mother to the fetus, as well as toxins and poisons from tobacco smoke, alcohol and other drugs.
  • The fetus weighs about five ounces and is approximately four to five inches long by the end of Week 16.

A compact disc, or CD, is 4.5 inches in diameter.

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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