Main features of fetal development at week 37
In the development of pregnancy at week 37, the main thing is that the future happy mother for the first time can hear that from this very moment her pregnancy is termless, and birth can begin at any time without any risk for the baby.
During this period the fruit is absolutely ready to meet my parents for the first time. His lungs are already capable of producing a substance that allows them to open up at the first entrance to go to a new kind of breathing - pulmonary.
The skin of the baby is covered with a thick original lubricant, which protects its skin from cracks due to permanent presence in the amniotic fluid. At the same time, the skull retains the ability to change shape, which helps the crumb to pass through the birth canal, while protecting the brain from possible damage.
The placenta by this time already begins to wither, and therefore it is necessary to track its function with the help of regularly conducted ultrasound. In addition, a woman should be attentive to how active her baby is inside. It is necessary to note any deviations - strengthening or weakening the movements, changing their frequency, since they can indicate that the fetus suffers, that is, it experiences oxygen starvation. Remember that in 12 hours you should feel at least 10 movements.
The baby can no longer turn around, change his position, since he is not enough places, and his head slowly descends to the area of the mother's pelvis. Now he needs even more useful nutrients, and therefore Mom should eat well, get vitamins and minerals.
Outwardly the baby is already a real newborn with the usual rounded forms.
Physical development of the child at 37 weeks
The features of a child's physical development in 37 weeks of pregnancy are as follows:
- he actively accumulates fat (30 grams per day) to have certain supplies of nutrients by the time of delivery, and also maintain body temperature outside the mother's body;
- the length of the body can reach 48-49 cm with a weight of 2900-3000 grams. Now every week he will add 150-200 grams;
- the bones are already sufficiently dense, the areas of ossification become more extensive;
- cartilaginous tissue is also strengthened, due to which the spout and ears of the crumb are already quite dense and elastic;
- The nervous system of the fetus continues to develop, the nerve impulses pass faster and faster;
- respiratory musculature (diaphragm and intercostal muscles)
already prepared enough for the fetus to breathe and breathe. It is important to know that even inside the mother, he is already exercising, carrying out subtle and yet unproductive respiratory movements. Thus he swallows a certain amount of amniotic fluid, from which the original calmetoconium is formed .; - the development of the digestive system is also completed. The mucosa of the intestine is covered with villi, and the stomach and intestine begin to make subtle translucent contractions that are necessary to move the food from the oral cavity to the rectum (i.e., peristalsis develops).
Remember that every pregnancy, like every kid, is unique. Now the main thing is to calmly wait for the beginning of childbirth, to walk, to eat right, so that your heir is born healthy!