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14 weeks - Muscles lengthen and become organised. The mother will soon start feeling the first flutters of the unborn child kicking and moving within.

15 weeks - The foetus has an adult's taste buds and may be able to savour the mother's meals.

16 weeks - Five and a half inches tall and only six ounces in weight, eyebrows, eyelashes and fine hair appear. The child can grasp with his hands, kick, or even somersault.

an unborn child at 14 weeks
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an unborn child at 5 months, bottom view

unborn child at 5 months, face
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20 weeks - The child can hear and recognise her mother's voice. Though still small and fragile, the baby is growing rapidly and could possibly survive if born at this stage. Fingernails and fingerprints appear. Sex organs are visible. Using an ultrasound device, the doctor can tell if the child is a girl or a boy. The one on the left is a baby girl

 

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