How does a foetus develop? Learning intentions To know what a foetus is To understand what gestation is To be able to describe what happens during gestation To be able to describe what happens during birth
Checking homework? Once an embryo forms it attaches to the lining of the uterus and can then begin developing. This is implantation.
What is an embryo?
How do we get from this…. …To this?
Watch the following video on the stages of foetal development.
Log onto kerboodle. Activate 1 book Page 46-47 State the meaning of gestation. How long is gestation in humans? What would a midwife advise for a woman during pregnancy? Where does a baby grow in the woman? (Miss will give you a diagram) Label the diagram
State the meaning of gestation. How long is gestation in humans? What would a midwife advise for a woman during pregnancy? Where does a baby grow in the woman? (Miss will give you a diagram) Label the diagram Gestation is the time from fertilisation until birth, when the foetus is in the uterus. Gestation in humans is 9 months A midwife would advise a pregnant woman to eat healthy, not to smoke and to avoid alcohol. In the uterus