But exposure to the chemicals blocked cell division, which could lead to neurological disabilities in babies if their cells are exposed at particular
times during fetal development.
Not exact matches
Maybe this will be the first
time that you will lay your eyes on your baby, or at least the first
time you will actually be able to see your baby in any detail... If you are curious on how your baby is developing
during this
time, you can watch some
fetal development videos here.
Late pregnancy is a particularly important period of
fetal growth, as
during this
time the fetus experiences the greatest amount of physical growth, and the
development of the central nervous, cardiovascular, and musculoskeletal systems accelerates.
The reason lies in the
timing of
fetal development: two critical events in the formation of FRS collide
during weeks 10 through 15.
This parceling process, called meiosis, occurs twice in the egg cell — once
during a woman's
fetal development and a second
time as the egg is released from the ovary.
This link was only evident in blood samples taken at a
time point reflecting exposure
during early pregnancy when the
fetal nervous system undergoes rapid
development, not at birth.