A child is born.

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The fallopian tube

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Shall we have a date? The egg and the sperm.

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The winning sperm.

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8 days, the blastocyst has landed and sinks slightly into its foundation.

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5-6 days, the clump has developed into a blastocyst, containing many more cells, and has entered the womb.

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24 days, the heart.

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28 days, the vertebral column of the spine, The yolk-sac on the left influences the development of the genitals.

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40 days, the placenta, the umbilical cord and the embryo.

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4 ½ weeks

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26 weeks.

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24 weeks.

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20 weeks.

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19 weeks.

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16 weeks.

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16 weeks.

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The Spaceman, 11 weeks.

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 17 weeks. Eyelids are now complete and cover the eyes which will not reopen until week 26.

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6 months.

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4 months, the yolk-sac beside the embryo.

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