A new type of ultrasound scan has produced the vivid pictures of a 12 week-old foetus "walking" in the womb.
The new images also show foetuses apparently yawning and rubbing its eyes.
The scans, pioneered by Professor Stuart Campbell at London's Create Health Clinic, are much more detailed than conventional ultrasound.
Professor Campbell has previously released images of unborn babies appearing to smile.
He has compiled a book of the images called Watch Me Grow.
Conventional ultrasound, usually offered to mothers at 12 and 20 weeks, produces 2D images of the developing foetus.
These are very useful for helping doctors to measure and assess the growth of the foetus, but convey very little information about behaviour.
The images have shown:
From 12 weeks, unborn babies can stretch, kick and leap around the womb - well before the mother can feel movement
From 18 weeks, they can open their eyes although most doctors thought eyelids were fused until 26 weeks
From 26 weeks, they appear to exhibit a whole range of typical baby behaviour and moods, including scratching, smiling, crying, hiccoughing, and sucking.
Until recently it was thought that smiling did not start until six weeks after birth.
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Phenomenal photos.
Not very macho, I admit, but seeing that little 12-week old fella brought a tear to my eye - very moving.
This will put the cat amongst the pidgeons on the abortion argument as well.
This will put the cat amongst the pidgeons on the abortion argument as well.
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| This will put the cat amongst the pidgeons on the abortion argument as well. |
Sadly, I doubt it will make much of a difference...
I dunno kellalor. Anti-abortionists can now refer to the fetus showing attribues such as yawning and what have ya, that's a pretty strong arguement for how abortion is murder.
| QUOTE (BurnSide @ Jun 30 2004, 06:07 PM) |
| Anti-abortionists can now refer to the fetus showing attribues such as yawning and what have ya, that's a pretty strong arguement for how abortion is murder. |
Well, we've know forever that fetuses can feel pain, ect... That never stopped anybody...
I guess you're right.
Marvelous photos tho.
Marvelous photos tho.
what a cute foetus 
Cool photos!!! 
technology it just gets better and better everyday. I wonder what an ultrasound procedure will be like in the future and how detailed it will be. Cant wait to find out.
technology it just gets better and better everyday. I wonder what an ultrasound procedure will be like in the future and how detailed it will be. Cant wait to find out.
My friend had one of these ultrasounds done at some posh hospital in London.
My friend was born with a hole in her heart so when she fell pregnant the local maternity unit refered her to get her babys heart scanned. She said there are signs up saying that this technology is not used to see the babys faces and that patients are not to ask the scanner people as they are not allowed.
Although she said it showed an amazingly clear picture of her babys heart, all the valves could be seen and the blood pumping through, and luckily her baby was fine and didn't have anything wrong at all.
My friend was born with a hole in her heart so when she fell pregnant the local maternity unit refered her to get her babys heart scanned. She said there are signs up saying that this technology is not used to see the babys faces and that patients are not to ask the scanner people as they are not allowed.
Although she said it showed an amazingly clear picture of her babys heart, all the valves could be seen and the blood pumping through, and luckily her baby was fine and didn't have anything wrong at all.
Too bad for your friend Mystic, I was lucky not only was I shown my baby's face and given an ultrasound picture, but my OB/GYN had me bring a video tape so they could give me a copy. I am currently having that transfered to DVD. 
Dot9M
Dot9M
| QUOTE (Daughter of the Nine Moons @ Jul 14 2004, 01:10 PM) |
| Too bad for your friend Mystic, I was lucky not only was I shown my baby's face and given an ultrasound picture, but my OB/GYN had me bring a video tape so they could give me a copy. I am currently having that transfered to DVD. Dot9M |
Wow that is fantastic.
Over here we get a tiny black and white print out of our babies and most of them look as though someone has sneezed on the screen - and we have to pay £3.00 for each of those.
BTW - CONGRATULATIONS!!!
When is baby due????
| QUOTE (Mystic Mog @ Jul 14 2004, 09:24 AM) |
| When is baby due???? |
I should have clarified... baby was born almost 4 years ago. He'll be starting kindergarten in September.
Sorry about that.My ultra sound pictures are those black and white print-outs too, but I have about a dozen of them starting at 10 weeks. Everytime I had one done they printed me off 1 or 2.
Dot
BTW Congrats too you Missus
| QUOTE (Daughter of the Nine Moons @ Jul 14 2004, 02:45 PM) | ||
I should have clarified... baby was born almost 4 years ago. He'll be starting kindergarten in September. Sorry about that.My ultra sound pictures are those black and white print-outs too, but I have about a dozen of them starting at 10 weeks. Everytime I had one done they printed me off 1 or 2. Dot BTW Congrats too you Missus |
DOH!!
And I still can't get used to my new name - I keep signing everything wrong - It gets very embarrasing in shops - I'm sure they think I'm trying to pinch stuff (I keep a copy of my marrige certificate with me just in case)
It took me a long while too
| QUOTE (BurnSide @ Jul 1 2004, 12:07 AM) |
| abortion is murder. |
i am pretty late on this topic but this particular comment caught my eye.
yes i agree that abortion is wrong. but i do believe that exceptions must be made. if a girl is raped and she falls pregnant through no fault of her own is it still wrong to abort the pregnancy?
I guess there are exceptions to everything 
Those pics are amazing 
Wow, i am stunned...so beautiful
Wow, i am stunned...so beautiful
| QUOTE (BurnSide @ Jul 1 2004, 12:07 AM) |
| I dunno kellalor. Anti-abortionists can now refer to the fetus showing attribues such as yawning and what have ya, that's a pretty strong arguement for how abortion is murder. |
abortion, if done by a good practician is done before the 12 week period, when the embryo is classified as a feotus....
the arguement will go on forever about what is right, wrong etc... but what makes me laugh is the pure irony, where these 'right to life' action class groups kill the doctors that provide the service... good one... it is safer for the woman to see a doctor who can provide this operation, under a safe, sterile environment, unless she performs it on herself, which is very dangerous..
i personally believe in pro-choice... not pro or anti abortion, and it is extremely shameful for ppl who ostracise women for having a termination procedure.. whether the reasons are right or wrong in other ppl's eyes. they dont have the right to be hostile
thats my rant
Is it REALLY spelled foetuses??? Isnt it fetus? Or am I just totally imagining things?
australia and america spell a lot of things differently
like mum and mom
litre and liter and so on
like mum and mom
litre and liter and so on
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