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Pregnancy

Week-by-week pregnancy guidance, symptoms, scans, nutrition, birth preparation and postnatal recovery, written in plain language and checked against national health guidance.

Pregnancy

Week 6 of Pregnancy: Myths vs Facts

By week 6, a heartbeat can often be detected on a transvaginal scan and the embryo is about the size of a lentil. what the evidence actually supports, and what it does…

· 6 min read

Pregnancy

Week 7 of Pregnancy: Myths vs Facts

By week 7, the brain is growing at roughly a hundred new cells a minute and tiny limb buds appear. what the evidence actually supports, and what it does not for expectant…

· 5 min read

Pregnancy

Week 8 of Pregnancy: Myths vs Facts

By week 8, fingers and toes are forming as webbed paddles and the embryo starts making small spontaneous movements. what the evidence actually supports, and what it does not for expectant parents.

· 5 min read

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Week 9 of Pregnancy: Myths vs Facts

By week 9, the tail bud disappears, all essential organs are present in early form, and the embryo becomes a fetus next week. what the evidence actually supports, and what it does…

· 6 min read

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Week 10 of Pregnancy: Myths vs Facts

By week 10, vital organs begin to function and the most vulnerable window for structural development closes. what the evidence actually supports, and what it does not for expectant parents.

· 5 min read