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In the fourth week, the embryonic heart starts beating. The neural tube, which becomes the brain and spinal cord, forms. At this point, a woman has likely only been aware of her pregnancy for one week.

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In the seventh week after conception, networks of neurons produce brain waves that have been recorded as early as 6 ½ weeks after conception. The embryo spontaneously moves his arms, hands, and legs, and may even hiccup. The embryo’s heart now has all four chambers.

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By the seventeenth and eighteenth week after gestation, the fetus shows a clear response to pain in multiple studies, and at least one brain pathway is mature enough to create a perception of pain. The fetus also practices breathing, crying, and breastfeeding in the womb. The fetal heart has beat over 20 million times and circulates about 55 quarts of blood per day.

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In the eighth month of pregnancy the fetal brain is ready to learn! At 32 weeks after conception, neurons are creating 40,000 new connections, called synapses, every second! With repeated exposures, the fetus can learn flavors, nursery rhymes, songs, and even words that she will recognize after birth!

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Charles A. “Chuck” Donovan

Charles A. “Chuck” Donovan is the founder and former president and strategic adviser of the Charlotte Lozier Institute, the research

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January 14, 2025
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Ingrid Skop, M.D., FACOG

Ingrid Skop, M.D., FACOG, is Vice President and Director of Medical Affairs for Charlotte Lozier Institute, leveraging more than 30

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January 13, 2025
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James Studnicki, Sc.D., MPH, MBA

Dr. James Studnicki’s 50-year academic career has encompassed appointments at the nation’s premier institutions for public health and health services

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January 12, 2025
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Genevieve Plaster, M.A.

Genevieve Plaster was Senior Editor and Director of Publications for Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI), where she lead rigorous reviews to

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January 10, 2025
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Tessa Cox

Tessa Cox is Senior Research Associate at Charlotte Lozier Institute, where her research focuses on abortion statistics at the state

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Robin Pierucci, M.D., M.A.

Dr. Robin Pierucci is a wife, mother of three, and a neonatologist with a master’s degree in bioethics. She has

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May 14, 2019
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Katrina Furth, Ph.D.

Katrina Furth, Ph.D. earned her doctorate in neuroscience at Boston University, performing her dissertation research at the National Institutes of

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Martin McCaffrey, MD, CAPT USN (Ret)

Dr. Marty McCaffrey is a Professor of Pediatrics at UNC Chapel Hill in the Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. He is

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