How does a Baby Develop?
A baby
begins life as a fertilized egg, which develops quickly into an embryo.
At first,
the embryo is a tiny bundle of cells which embeds
itself in the mother's womb
and is
connected by the umbilical cord or placenta to
the mother. Placenta supplies
food and
oxygen to the developing
embryo. The embryo
cells continue to
divide rapidly
and soon develop into
major organs
like the heart and brain.
After about
six weeks, the limbs, eyes
and ears
develop. After eight weeks,
the embryo,
which is now known as
foetus, has
almost all its organs and tissues including nervous system, muscles
and skeleton.
The foetus continues to develop for another seven months until
birth.
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