Conception To Early Days Timeline

Question 1

Embryo for weeks?

Answer 1

2-8

Question 2

When classed as fetus?

Answer 2

9- birth

Question 3

Implantation

Answer 3

Week 2-3

Question 4

Gastrulation

Answer 4

Day 15

Question 5

What does ectoderm become?

Answer 5

Skin/hair/nails/Nervous System

Question 6

What does Mesoderm become?

Answer 6

Muscle/bones/connective tissue/blood vessels/urogenital glands

Question 7

Endoderm

Answer 7

Lining of digestive/respiratory/urinary systems Liver/pancreas

Question 8

Notochord

Answer 8

Day 20

Question 9

Folded embryo

Answer 9

Day 25

Question 10

Heart starts beating

Answer 10

Day 22

Question 11

Neural tube closes

Answer 11

Day 26

Question 12

What mediates neurulation

Answer 12

Folic acid

Question 13

When is folic acid advised to be taken

Answer 13

3 months before trying to conceive

Question 14

Liver, gall bladder pancreas

Answer 14

Week 5

Question 15

Kidneys functional

Answer 15

Week 9
(Essential for amniotic fluid)

Question 16

Intestine rotates to final shape
Abdominal wall closes

Answer 16

Week 10

Question 17

Functional placenta

Answer 17

Week 10

Question 18

Lip and palate are fused

Answer 18

Week 10

Question 19

Breathing/movement/digits

Answer 19

Week 11

Question 20

External genitals fully formed

Answer 20

Week 12

Question 21

Sucking movement

Answer 21

Week 13

Question 22

Urinate

Answer 22

Week 15

Question 23

Surfactant production

Answer 23

Week 24

Question 24

Viability

Answer 24

Week 24

Question 25

Neurones maturation

Answer 25

Week 24

Question 26

Brain folds develop

Answer 26

Week 28

Question 27

Lungs are mature

Answer 27

Week 34

Question 28

Brain maturation

Answer 28

As baby approaches term

Question 29

When do testes descent begin into the scrotum

Answer 29

8th month

Question 30

producing hormones to support the pregnancy until the placenta was developed. Which hormone does this and can be detected in a pregnancy test?
Select one:
a. Human placental lactogen (hPL)
b. Human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG)
c. Relaxin
d. Progesterone

Answer 30

The correct answer is:
b. Human chorionic gonadotrophin

Question 31

What does Vit K do?

Answer 31

Coagulation

Question 32

Safe sleeping

Answer 32

P place on a firm flat mattress
L laid on their back
A Adult in room
Clear sleep space
E every sleep, day and night

If cosleeping - better to plan to make as safe as possible. No alcohol/drugs/sleeping/covers
Not low birthweight/premature baby