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Arlington, VA 22206

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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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Katrina Furth, Ph.D.

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Katrina Furth, Ph.D. earned her doctorate in neuroscience at Boston University, performing her dissertation research at the National Institutes of Health. Since graduating, she has worked as an adjunct professor at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. Her interests include fetal and infant brain development in humans, in vivo and in vitro electrophysiology in rodents, and the use of ketamine to treat depression and model schizophrenia. Dr. Furth enjoys educating scientists and non-scientists alike about brain development and leads seminars and talks about the brain of the unborn. She believes that as people come to understand more about embryonic and fetal development, they will be more likely to support life-affirming policies.

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Fetal Development

15 Facts at 15 Weeks

This year, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which would allow Mississippi to limit abortions at 15 weeks. Medical advancements have long surpassed the viability definition of 28 weeks in Roe, and each advancement only moves us closer to life-saving treatments earlier and earlier in the life of the unborn. But what exactly is a 15-week-gestation fetus like? We’ve put together 15 amazing facts about the 15-week-gestation fetus.

Katrina Furth, Ph.D.
September 9, 2021
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Fetal Development

Fetal EEGs: Signals from the Dawn of Life

Neuroscientist Dr. Katrina Furth examines evidence of fetal brain activity 45 days after conception.

Katrina Furth, Ph.D.
November 27, 2018
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Fetal Development

Q&A with the Scholars: Fetal Brain Development and Pain-Capability

Katrina Furth, Ph.D., earned her doctorate in neuroscience at Boston University, performing her dissertation research at the National Institutes of Health. In this interview she discusses fetal neurological development.

Katrina Furth, Ph.D.
August 22, 2018
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