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26 to 28-week fetus

26 to 28-week fetus

At 26 to 28 weeks a fetus:

  • is rapidly developing its brain
  • controls some body functions
  • has eyelids which open and close
  • has a rapidly developing respiratory system





Review Date: 10/19/2007
Reviewed By: Deirdre O’Reilly, MD, MPH, Neonatologist, Division of Newborn Medicine, Children’s Hospital Boston and Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Review Provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network..
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