Gestation

Question 1

What is gestation?

Answer 1

• the period between conception and birth
• during which the embryo and then the foetus develops in the uterus

Question 2

What are the steps of prenatal development?

Answer 2

1. Early development
2. Later development

Question 3

When is the period of early development?

Answer 3

• 0 to end of 2 months of pregnancy

Question 4

When is the period of later development?

Answer 4

• 3 months to birth

Question 5

What takes place during the early development stage?

Answer 5

• fertilisation
• blastocyst implantation and formation
• embryo formation

Question 6

What takes place during the later development stage?

Answer 6

• the foetal stage