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title: "How do babies grow inside a womb?"  
description: "A brief explanation of how newborns develop within their mother's womb."  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-10-03  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2746/how-do-babies-grow-inside-a-womb  
category: "science"  
tags: ["Baby", "facts", "general knowledge", "science"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How do babies grow inside a womb?

![How do babies grow inside a womb](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/5d74fa10-f631-4752-803e-5c2b74384940/images/6dacd3ba-5b7a-4768-94de-c1b16e60c0ba.jpeg) ![How do babies grow inside a womb](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/5d74fa10-f631-4752-803e-5c2b74384940/images/780bb822-d108-41ec-b74d-09c0733a4ccd.jpeg) Inside the womb, babies develop through a complex process of cell division and differentiation. ![How do babies grow inside a womb](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/5d74fa10-f631-4752-803e-5c2b74384940/images/3ab48d7e-2413-4594-8f0f-4dcd1c376510.jpeg) Fertilised eggs implant in the uterine lining and split fast to form a blastocyst, then burrow deeper into the lining before growing into an embryo. ![How do babies grow inside a womb](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/5d74fa10-f631-4752-803e-5c2b74384940/images/3ab48d7e-2413-4594-8f0f-4dcd1c376510.jpeg) All of the major organs and systems of the body begin to form during the embryonic stage, like the heart, brain, lungs, and digestive system. ![How do babies grow inside a womb](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/5d74fa10-f631-4752-803e-5c2b74384940/images/3ab48d7e-2413-4594-8f0f-4dcd1c376510.jpeg) The infant grows into a human during the foetal phase, which begins at week 9. The newborn's skin becomes less translucent, and hair and nails grow. ![How do babies grow inside a womb](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/5d74fa10-f631-4752-803e-5c2b74384940/images/1056b464-6a60-498f-b78d-20dbcad444af.jpeg) By the end of the pregnancy, the baby is around 20 inches long and weighs about 7 pounds. The baby is ready to leave the womb and experience the world

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