1. PREGNANCY & REPRODUCTION

2. SEXUAL INTERCOURSE
The reproductive process in which the penis is inserted into the vagina and through which a new human life may begin

3. Stages of Reproduction
Fertilization~
Joining of an egg and
a sperm in the
fallopian tube
***VIDEO*** Click on picture
How Pregnancy Happens

4. Embryo:
A fertilized egg in the
first 2 months
Fetus:
From the 3rd month on the
embryo is called a fetus.

5. Stages of Birth: Labor – mild contractions pushes the
baby against the cervix
2. Birth – Baby pushes through the cervix
and into the birth canal.
3. After birth – After the baby is delivered,
the placenta separates and is delivered.

7. BABY DEVELOPMENT

8. FIRST TRIMESTER First 3 Months 4th Week
Heart starts beating
Arm and leg buds appear
Eyes and brain begin to develop
Embryo is less than ¼ of an inch long
Umbilical Cord Connects the embryo to the placenta
Start of the 8th week
Developing human is called a fetus
Brain waves can be detected
Muscle movements begin
Bones and muscles are developing
All major body parts have formed

9. SECOND TRIMESTER Months 4-6 Organ systems continue to develop
By 4 months – mother can feel the fetus move or “kick”
Reproductive organs can be recognized as distinctly male or female
Fetus can hear and recognize voices
Hair forms on the head

10. THIRD TRIMESTER Months 7-9
Time when the fetus gains most of its weight
Most fetuses are about 20 inches
Brain develops further
All other organs are almost complete
Fetus can grasp with his/her hands
Fetus’s skin becomes smooth – fat deposits underneath the skin
Nervous system will continue to develop after birth