Pregnancy

Pregnancy by week

Learn about the stages of your pregnancy with our detailed week-by-week guide, detailing how your body is changing, plus the growth and development of your baby.

Pregnancy by week

Your pregnancy: 38 weeks

At 38 weeks, most of the lanugo (fine, downy hair) that covered your baby's body is gone, along with the vernix caseosa (whitish protective coating).

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Pregnancy by week

Your pregnancy: 39 weeks

At 39 weeks, your baby’s neck muscles have strengthened and he can hold his head away from the chest wall. That buoyancy is helped by the amniotic fluid.

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11 minutes

Pregnancy by week

Your pregnancy: 40 weeks

It's go time! At 40 weeks, you'll be prepping to give birth at any time now.

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6 minutes

Pregnancy by week

Your pregnancy: 41 weeks

At 41 weeks, your baby’s eyebrows, eyelashes and fingernails are all in place, and his organs are developed to sustain him in the “real world."

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8 minutes

Pregnancy by week

Your pregnancy: 42 weeks

At 42 weeks, the only job remaining for you is to have the baby. Congratulations!

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