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DEVELOPMENT OF A BABY
SECTION THROUGH PELVIS IN THE DEVELOPING FETUS
NINTH MONTH OF PREGNANCY
Uterine wall
Placenta
SECOND MONTH
Fallopian All the internal
tube organs have
developed by
this stage.

Fetus
Intervertebral
disk
Umbilical THIRD MONTH
cord
Vertebra The fetus is
fully formed
and now
begins a
Spinal cord period of rapid
growth.

FIFTH MONTH
Although the fetus
is here in breech
(bottom down)
position, it
will probably
turn by 180°
before birth.
By the fifth
month the baby is
moving actively and
responds to sound.
Cervix

SEVENTH MONTH
The internal organs
Bladder are maturing in
preparation for life
outside the uterus.
Cervix The baby has grown
to such a size that
Rectum there is less room
for movement
within the uterus.
Anus

Pubic
bone Placenta

Vagina

Urethra
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