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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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Steven Braatz, M.D.

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Dr. Braatz is a board-certified Ob/Gyn physician who lives in northern California with his wife, Lori, who is a retired labor and delivery nurse. They both work in Susanville, California and have three grown children. Dr. Braatz retired from the Navy in 2008 after serving as the chairman of the Ob/Gyn Department at the Naval Medical Center, San Diego, and also serving with the Marine Corps First Medical Battalion in Somalia (Operation Restore Hope), and the Iraq War (Operation Iraqi Freedom). He serves on the board of the American Association of Pro-life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, is a member of the Catholic Medical Association, and has written op-ed pieces for newspapers, magazines, and pro-life websites. Additionally, he has served as an expert witness and testified in the legislature on pro-life issues. He was awarded the Humanitarian Service Award by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in 2008 for his medical missions work in West Africa. Dr. Braatz teaches Confirmation class and organizes youth activities at his parish, and he and his wife both volunteer with Teen Challenge, an organization providing Christ-centered outreach and recovery to those struggling with alcoholism and addiction.

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Q&A with the Scholars: Conscience and Reason in Health Care

Dr. Steven Braatz is a board-certified Ob/Gyn physician. In this interview he discusses the role of conscience and reason in health care, whether abortion is ever medically necessary, his experiences abroad, and why he is pro-life.

Steven Braatz, M.D.
September 21, 2018
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