12 WEEK OLD BABY WALKS IN THE WOMB!

The BBC. Pip Pip Cheerio! ^

[ConservativeMan55]

Scans uncover secrets of the womb

Baby 'walking' in the womb A new type of ultrasound scan has produced the vivid pictures of a 12 week-old foetus "walking" in the womb. The new images also show foetuses apparently yawning and rubbing its eyes.

The scans, pioneered by Professor Stuart Campbell at London's Create Health Clinic, are much more detailed than conventional ultrasound.

Professor Campbell has previously released images of unborn babies appearing to smile.

He has compiled a book of the images called Watch Me Grow.

Conventional ultrasound, usually offered to mothers at 12 and 20 weeks, produces 2D images of the developing foetus.

These are very useful for helping doctors to measure and assess the growth of the foetus, but convey very little information about behaviour.

Complex behaviour

More pictures of developing foetuses Professor Campbell has perfected a technique which not only produces detailed 3D images, but records foetal movement in real time.

He says his work has been able to show for the first time that the unborn baby engages in complex behaviour from an early stage of its development.

Professor Campbell told the BBC: "This is a new science for understanding and mapping out the behaviour of the baby.

"Maybe in the future it will help us understand and diagnose genetic disease, maybe even conditions like cerebral palsy which puzzles the medical profession as to why it occurs."

The images have shown:

From 12 weeks, unborn babies can stretch, kick and leap around the womb - well before the mother can feel movement

From 18 weeks, they can open their eyes although most doctors thought eyelids were fused until 26 weeks

From 26 weeks, they appear to exhibit a whole range of typical baby behaviour and moods, including scratching, smiling, crying, hiccoughing, and sucking. Until recently it was thought that smiling did not start until six weeks after birth.

An hour long session using the new technology, which is not yet available on the NHS, costs £275.

[sweetliberty]

Wow!

[proud American in Canada]

These pictures are absolutely stunning!

[madison10]

They're already starting the sibling rivalry?

Jacob & Esau fought in utero: But the children struggled together within her... Genesis 25:22a (NASB)

[Coleus]

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* A 22-week-old unborn boy scratches, rubs and pats his cheek, then his nose, indicating that fetuses are capable of fine finger movements from an early age.

* Fetuses as young as 11 weeks not only sucked their thumbs, but one brought his toes to his mouth, then searched around until he found the biggest to latch onto.

* At 12 weeks, some fetuses were already yawning and rubbing their eyes.

* Fetuses as young as 18 weeks were seen opening their eyes. That's about eight weeks earlier than they were previously thought to be able to do so.

* After 26 weeks, the fetuses behaved like typical newborns to an extent, scratching, crying and smiling.

 

New ultrasound technology shows 12-week-old unborn child 'walking' in womb (Photo: BBC News).
New technology reveals behavior of unborn (Courtesy Sky News)

[cpforlife.org]

just saw a plug for upcoming segment on Fox News about walking unborn in next few minutes

[Lady Eileen]

bttt

[Lady Eileen]

Thanks for your post...these pictures are truly remarkable.

[TOUGH STOUGH]

Beautiful and incredible pictures, the kind which spread the pro-life message most effectively. Thank you for posting them.

[pollywog]

God help America for the attrocities of murder we are committing against these precious little ones. It will NOT go unpunished. Thanks for sending these photos. My hubby saw this on Fox News and was in awe at the intricate creation of God yet in the womb.

[ConservativeMan55]

bttt

[incindiary]

Thanks for the ping!

My sister is pregnant right now, and I had the chance to be at her ultrasound a couple weeks ago (I think it was at 20 weeks) and it was awesome. We saw the baby moving her arms, and we saw her open her mouth (the lady doing the ultrasound said she was yawning!) It was very cool... I'll be an aunt in November!

[miltonim]

Video: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1165307/posts

[ConservativeMan55]

Thanks!

[cpforlife.org]

"I'll be an aunt in November!"

Awesome! Congratulations to your sister and whole family.

However, YOU ALREADY ARE AN AUNT.