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By Nancy Flanders Major media outlets have been attempting to discredit Live Action’s “Baby Olivia” video, which offers a medically accurate, animated look at life in the womb beginning at the moment of fertilization. Though “Baby Olivia” has the support of doctors...
By Liana Joy Editor’s note. This appeared at Secular Pro-Life and is reposted with permission. “It’s just a clump of cells, not a baby.” Most pro-lifers won’t go more than a month or two without hearing this stubborn phrase. Pro-choicers often chant it as a one-liner...
The eyes are getting more developed; by this time, the pupils dilate and can respond to light. This means the baby can distinguish between night and day! The taste buds are now more developed as well, and if the mother eats spicy food, there is a possibility the baby...
By Dave Andrusko Like so many other grandparents, my wife and I eagerly view the photos our middle daughter sends us of her young son. We do so via text every day, so you might think I wouldn’t be amazed how much change there’s been in just the last few months. But I...
Week 25: By this time, the eyes are becoming much more developed. They contain light-sensing cells called rods and cones; rods allow the eye to detect low levels of light, and cones can detect color and produce sharp images...over 100 million rods and 7 million cones...
Week 24: By this point, the baby can respond to pressure, movement, hot and coldness, in addition to pain. The lung cells in the body have begun to produce a substance called surfactant, which is essential for gas exchange. The baby is able to breathe air, not fluid...
Week 21: This week, the baby can accomplish many things. REM (rapid eye movement) begins around this time. Eyebrows and eyelids are now formed and it's possible for the baby to blink. He/she even has taste buds and can taste various flavors, depending on what's...
Week 20: Since 1973, the advancement of the medical field has seen astronomical improvements. Children at 20 weeks in the womb could not be seen as clear as day as in this picture. This is a human being living inside the womb at 20 weeks gestation. The difference...
By Dave Andrusko During the pandemic, like millions of other parents, our daughter-in-law supplemented the on-line education of our 13 year old and 9 year-old grandchildren. She was looking for ways to augment not just the basics but also the essentials of how to...
Week 19: Around this time is when the pregnant mother should start to feel movement inside her womb! The little one can also start to hear voices by this time. The baby is about the size of a pomegranate. To protect their skin from amniotic fluid, the baby will start...