In the 28th week of pregnancy, the fetus is looking increasingly rounded. That is, it looks more like the baby will look at birth. This is because the fat that accumulates under the skin.
In this week of pregnancy, the unborn baby is about 38 cm and weighs 1,100 g, approximately. Your lungs and breathing oxygen would be prepared if there is a premature delivery at 28 weeks of pregnancy. Therefore it is said that the chances of survival of a 28-week premature baby are much greater than before.
If you have not begun to attend childbirth preparation classes, too late to sign up, your partner can assist you and, thus, the two you can get information on alternatives to conventional delivery, meet the normal course of delivery, etc. . . .
Fetal development in pregnancy week 28
The lungs are vital organs forms are completed later in the human fetus. Already in the 28th week, the fetus would be able to breathe oxygen from the outside if it occurs in early labor.
This greatly increases the chances of survival of the fetus if born this week of gestation. Still, need intensive medical care. It is not until week 32 when fetal lungs end formed.
Around this week creases begin to appear in the cerebral cortex of the fetus. This is another step in the development of the nervous system. In the following weeks, the brain of the baby will become as developed as that of the newborn.
The fetal organs continue to mature. It is becoming more alert to sensory perceptions may experience. Listen to the voice of his mother and responds to it by developing their sensory system.
Experiencing symptoms at 28 weeks pregnant
They often begin childbirth preparation classes around the 28th week of pregnancy. Even so, the start date varies by center where classes are taught. Generally, prenatal courses help pregnant women:
1.Identify signs that labor is beginning.
2.Knowing what the normal development of a baby
3.Learning relaxation and breathing techniques that promote the smooth delivery.
4.Learn different ways of giving birth.
5.Learn about postpartum and breastfeeding.