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It takes just two cells
to make a human being.
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Two cells and a miracle.
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In nine months the parent cells
blossoms into billions.
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Where once was nothing now grows
a tiny human
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gently nestled and protected
in mother's womb.
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Together, mother and child
share this odyssey of life
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nurturing and rapid change.
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A magnificent adventure
called pregnancy.
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Out here you're not as warm.
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But that's okay
mommy's gonna make sure you are.
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Each of us is unique
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and yet every one of us is more alike
than we might imagine.
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Our chromosomes and genes
are almost identical.
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And we all got here in much
the same way
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voyagers on the same miraculous
journey as our cells became ourselves.
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This is a story of that journey.
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It's about the bond
between mother and child.
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A bond that starts invisibly
from the moment of conception.
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From the very first moment
when two tiny cells begin to transform
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into a new person
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the mother's body starts to reshape
and remodel itself.
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She becomes perfectly suited
for carrying
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the most precious cargo imaginable
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the fragile beginning of life itself.
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Reproduction is both exquisite
and exquisitely common.
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Perfect in its design.
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It begins the instant 400 million
sperm launch against the cervix
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the entrance to the woman's
reproductive system.
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Each is programmed to seek out
the egg and fertilize it.
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It's a risky mission.
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Many sperm perish
in the acidic climate of the vagina.
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The strongest make their way through
the cervix to start their marathon.
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The sperm must swim the equivalent of
nine miles through hostile waters
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to reach the egg.
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Out of 200, 400 million sperm only
a few make it to the egg itself
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and it does so by whipping its tail.
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Vigorous, but also desperate
and doomed
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most get lost in the folds of
the uterus
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or follow the wrong fallopian tube
where no egg exists.
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The remaining sperm race
toward their target
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and only one can fertilize the egg.
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The egg is one of the biggest cells
in the human body.
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Of the hundreds of millions of sperm
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mere hundreds find it.
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They surround the egg, each trying to
burrow its way in.
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The instant one sperm penetrates
the zona pellucida or eggshell
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the exterior closes, and the race
is over.
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All other sperm are shut out.
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The egg is sealed
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and so is the fate of the person
who will grow from it.
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The fertilized egg now has
all the genetic information it needs
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to create new life.
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A glorious chain reaction has begun.
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Like the embrace
that began the process
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the nucleus of the egg and sperm join
inside the egg nearly a day later.
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Together they create
the very blueprint from which
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a new person will be made.
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You've got 23 chromosomes
from your father
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and you've got 23 chromosomes
from your mother.
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Inside the nucleus of the egg and
sperm is a pro-nucleus
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a capsule containing
the 23 chromosomes
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on which the DNA code is written.
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Those two pro-nuclei will come close
together in that position.
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The chromosomes in each
will have doubled
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so you've got 46 in each.
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The pro-nuclei will, will dissolve.
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Those, those chromosomes
come together
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and they are then pulled apart
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and this cell then divides
and you've got a two-cell embryo.
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Only two cells
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and yet the future baby's sex,
looks even potential health problems
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are already determined.
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This tiny speck is pushed by
fingerlike cilia through the fallopian
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tube toward the uterus.
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On the long journey it divides
again and again.
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At 32 cells this cluster
begins its transformation.
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The cells divide into distinct types.
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One type destined to become the baby
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the other its supporting organ
the placenta.
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The cells continue to feverishly
multiply unnoticed by the mother.
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In six days one cell has bloomed to
nearly 200
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and the embryo has outgrown
its protective bubble.
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Like a flower bursting from its bud
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it emerges and expands, burrowing into
the soft warm folds of mother's uterus.
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In a matter of days cells
become structures
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building a human framework.
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Among the first is the neural tube
which in short time
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will become the brain and the spine.
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It's at this stage that the cells
on the back of
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the embryo will start rising
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will form a tube and actually
come together
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at the top of that tube and fuse.
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And this all begins at the midpoint
of the back
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and it will proceed in a zipper-like
fashion from the midpoint towards
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the head and towards the tail.
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By the end of the third week
comes another milestone.
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The head and the tail portion of
the tube fuse completely.
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A brain starts to form.
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The tail, a dramatic reminder of
our primordial past,
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eventually fades away.
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Everything about the young embryo
is primitive.
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Until the placenta develops
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a yolk sac provides nourishment
for the first weeks.
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If you were to look at
a three-and-a-half week-old embryo.
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It would be very diffiicult to
look at it and say, "this is a human."
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It may look like the same thing as a
as a mouse embryo or a pig embryo.
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They all look very similar.
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By four weeks, the human resemblance
is not much clearer,
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but mother
and child are already communing.
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The embryo sends chemical signals
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and the mother's body prepares
to nurture
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forging an unbreakable, lifetime bond.
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By the end of the fourth week
the mother might suspect she's pregnant.
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To the outside world there's no sign
of the changes within.
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Proteins secreted by the developing
placenta tell the mother's body
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to stop releasing eggs
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and prevent the uterine lining
from shedding.
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The embryo's fragile world inside
the uterus is now secure.
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By the fifth week comes
a glorious explosion of life force.
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Within the watery,
amniotic fluid-filled cocoon
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the embryo grows more than
a million new cells every minute.
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Each of these cells has a job to do.
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A critical point during embryo genesis
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is the point at which all of
the organs are signaled
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to begin developing.
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The genes that all have to be
turned on at that point
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all have to be done like a
a well-conducted orchestra.
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The heart is the organ
that develops first.
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The cells destined to become heart
cells begin their first erratic flutters
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soon after the egg implanted
in the uterus.
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By four and a half weeks
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those cells are forming
the structure of the heart.
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In another few weeks
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beating inside this embryo will be
a fully functioning heart.
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It is disproportionately large
right now
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but the rest of the tissues
and organs will soon catch up.
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Not long after the heart begins to
develop, the liver starts growing.
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Soon it is more than ten percent of
the embryo's size.
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From eyes to limbs, ears to lungs
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all of the embryo's organs take shape
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cell by delicate cell.
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Each system takes its cue
from nature's strict
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and graceful choreography.
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Each organ makes its entrance at just
the right moment
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to assure the baby's health.
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Just like the constant beat of
this little heart
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the pace is quick and unstoppable.
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Even from day to day,
these amazing changes are unmistakable.
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The yolk sac, no longer needed
for nourishment
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finds a new role as the embryo's
blood cell factory.
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It is firmly tethered to
the amniotic sac.
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Weighing less than half an ounce
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the growing embryo is already
independent with a circulatory system
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that's separate from the mother's.
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The placenta keeps
the two bloodstreams apart.
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The placenta also feeds the embryo
with nutrients it extracts
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from the mother's blood
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and rids the embryo's environment
of waste.
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The umbilical cord links the embryo
to the placenta
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the lifeline between mother and child.
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At less than half an inch long
and six weeks old
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tiny limb buds begin to emerge.
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They start as a protrusion
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Two in the upper portion of
the embryo
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and two in the lower portion of
the embryo.
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The cells on top will tell the cells
on the bottom to divide, grow
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and they start pushing
the limb buds outwards.
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This keeps happening for another four
or five days
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and at that point you'll have
little petals on the end of those buds
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that will look like little hands
and little feet.
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The transparent skin reveals
everything inside this tiny body.
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Dark pits appear
where eyes will soon develop.
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Not more than seven weeks old
the embryo looks more human
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with each passing day
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and with each day the mother's body
makes remarkable
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adaptations of its own.
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I just can't wait until my stomach
starts getting bigger.
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Like right now you can
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you know, you can't even tell
that I'm pregnant
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and like I can't wait until I start
feeling the baby move and kick
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and all that good stuff.
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Hi! Congratulations, Brenda.
Thank you.
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I'm Doctor Abraham-Hebert.
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Brenda and her husband are expecting
their first baby.
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She feels ready for the changes
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even the unexpected ones.
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Okay, Brenda let's go over
some more details here.
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I'm gonna let you know some of
the things that you're gonna expect
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and give you a chance to ask
both of you
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give you a chance to ask me
some questions. Okay?
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I didn't expect to get anything...
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...because my mom really didn't have
any morning sickness
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and neither did my sister
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so I thought I'd be the lucky one also
and not get it.
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Increase of progesterone
and estrogen hormones
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cause morning sickness.
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Usually about 70, 80 percent
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of women during early pregnancy
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even starting as early as four to
eight weeks, begin noticing nausea.
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That's actually a very good sign
to me
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that shows that the,
usually the progesterone hormones
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are increasing normally
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and her pregnancy is most likely
very protected.
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The obstetrician,
a prospective mom's guide in pregnancy
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does her best to alleviate fears
and answer questions.
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How are you doing right now with that?
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It's okay some days.
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Some days are pretty bad
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and some days are fine. So.
Okay. All right.
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You want to make sure your stomach
does not get empty.
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When you get an empty stomach you
the, the acid will start building up
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and that can cause a little more
more of the nausea and the heartburn.
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Brenda's breasts are becoming
more tender as they grow fuller.
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Once a month about after, about a week
after your period.
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Some of the changes in the breast
that occur
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during the beginning of pregnancy
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and that continue during the rest of
the pregnancy are increased growth
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of the actual cells of the breast
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and this is very early.
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The glandular as well as
the ductal cells they're,
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they're growing in number
and they actually expand
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getting ready to fill with milk
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which will, which will happen
right after delivery.
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Okay. All right. Okay.
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At eight weeks into her pregnancy
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Brenda's body is transforming into
the perfect, life-giving vessel.
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Her uterus is undergoing
the biggest changes
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and is enlarging and softening to
accommodate its flourishing embryo.
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I can actually deep inside feel
the top of your uterus.
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The individual uterine muscle cells
are increasing in size
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as well as increasing in number.
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They, they increase in size
all the way through the beginning of
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pregnancy to, until delivery.
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But initially what happens
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is the size of the uterus grows
from about this
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starts from as the size of my fist
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and, and even smaller in some people
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and it increases to the size of
a large orange or grapefruit
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cantaloupe
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and then of course a small watermelon.
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What happens around, between nine
and twelve weeks is
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that it actually goes from
a pelvic organ to an abdominal organ.
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Discomfort has always been
the handmaiden of early pregnancy.
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Though it signals to Brenda that
there is new life inside her
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she has not seen any actual evidence
of it until today.
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Through ultrasound
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Brenda and her husband meet
their child for the very first time.
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That's a pretty good,
pretty good picture, guys.
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Oh, the baby looks wonderful!
Look at that little heartbeat!
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Can you guys see it?
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Okay. Here we go.
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This, this is the baby right in here.
The head is on this end.
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The bottom's down here.
Right in the center is this little thing
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flickering away really fast
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that's the heart.
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Can you see that?
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Brian can you see?
No.
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Ok.
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It's right in the middle.
Stick your head around.
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Do you see it, like the movements?
Yeah.
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That's the, that's the heartbeat.
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Okay. What it looks like
with the measurement
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the baby is about three centimeters.
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Just like a, the length of a peanut.
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Okay? Your little peanut here.
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Okay.
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We don't have fingers
and things right now
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but they're called arm...
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For Brenda
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the concept of motherhood is
no longer abstract.
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At only eight weeks, the embryo
looks like a miniature baby, her baby.
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At eight weeks of development
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the embryo will look much like
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a very, very tiny human
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more, not more than five or so
millimeters in size.
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So it's very tiny.
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The head will have eyes.
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It will have little, tiny,
what appear to be ears.
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It will have arms, it will have legs.
You can see the body of the embryo
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and the back of the embryo looks
much like a small, tiny baby
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that, that could be, you know
born at that stage.
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But it's much of course
much too small
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and underdeveloped to survive
outside of the womb.
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The limb buds that appeared
a few weeks ago
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are turning into actual limbs
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with tiny fingers and toes.
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Every day brings staggering
noticeable changes to the embryo.
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Though just over an inch long
most of the major organs
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are already formed.
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Staring blindly into
their watery universe
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the embryo's eyes continue to form
as the face takes shape.
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The lens, optic nerve and cornea
are in place
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and the iris forms over the lens.
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Small folds of skin, the eyelids
complete the intricate structure.
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Between eight and ten weeks
after conception, the lids close.
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For the next five months the eyes
will mature enough to take in the world.
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The brain grows enormously.
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100,000 new nerve cells are created
every minute
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forming this organ of
unrivaled complexity.
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Now, this tiny embryo makes
a monumental transition.
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It graduates from embryo
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the developing phase to fetus
the growing and maturing phase.
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It won't be long
before it is able to move
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to swim in its liquid cocoon.
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As the fetus grows more complex
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the mother must adapt to fill
its growing needs.
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The placenta is the fetus' life source
supplying nutrients
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from the mother's blood.
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The mother's heart must work
extra hard to pump the increased volume
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of blood through her system
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so anything she does to keep her heart
healthy will keep
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her fetus healthy too.
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Walking is good exercise
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keeping the supply of blood to
the placenta rich and plentiful.
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Eating right throughout pregnancy
is also essential for mother
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and child's well being.
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The fetus depends on mother's diet to
supply the raw materials
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for healthy growth
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and for her own health the mother
can't afford to skimp
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on vitamins and minerals.
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When it comes to nutrition
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rule number one is what's good
for the mother is good
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for her developing child.
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And what the mother eats
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her fetus eats.
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The requirements of the body increase
as far as calories are concerned
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about 300 extra calories a day
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300 to 500 extra calories a day
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all throughout pregnancy.
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If you have a more healthy balanced
diet and intake
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there's decreased problems
in development.
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What harms the mother doubly harms
the fragile fetus.
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Tobacco is extremely dangerous to both
mother and fetus.
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It can affect the mother's
cardiovascular system
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and the, the blood vessels
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and how effiiciently the heart
is pumping
338
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and it actually affects the fetus
as well
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and causes a lot of
low birth weight babies.
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A pregnant mother never drinks alone.
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She shares any alcohol she consumes
with her fetus.
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When consumed in excess, especially
during the early, crucial stages
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alcohol can stunt
the fetal development.
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The placenta is like
a fine mesh fabric
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virtually any chemical can pass
through if it's small enough.
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00:22:08,593 --> 00:22:10,561
When the mother smokes and drinks
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nicotine, carbon monoxide and alcohol
glide through the placental barrier
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to taint the fetal bloodstream
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slowing the development of the fetus'
brain, eyes and respiratory system.
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Mothering begins long before birth
as the mother-to-be creates
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a healthy environment.
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The beginning I was really happy and
then I went through a period
353
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where I was scared and I was like,
354
00:22:41,660 --> 00:22:44,462
"Oh, my God I can't
believe I'm doing this,"
355
00:22:44,462 --> 00:22:49,201
and, but then I realized that you know
I'm, I am, doing it
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so you can't be scared
you just got to...
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I've read a lot about it
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00:22:53,637 --> 00:22:55,673
researched and stuff like that so
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00:22:55,673 --> 00:22:57,611
kind of put me at ease.
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At the end of the third month
of pregnancy
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the mother's body finally begins to
reflect the remarkable changes inside.
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A little more than 16 weeks into
her pregnancy, Mini is anxious to learn
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if her baby will be a boy or a girl.
364
00:23:19,730 --> 00:23:22,433
Sex is determined
at the moment of conception
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00:23:22,433 --> 00:23:26,141
but it takes nearly 20 weeks
before it can be recognized.
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00:23:29,141 --> 00:23:32,844
I am guessing that it's gonna be a boy
I just have a feeling.
367
00:23:32,844 --> 00:23:34,079
But for my daughter's sake,
and I love her dearly,
368
00:23:35,079 --> 00:23:36,048
I hope it's a girl.
369
00:23:37,048 --> 00:23:40,690
It's just like a gut feeling,
a big gut feeling.
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This tiny fetus nestled deep
inside mom's womb
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continues its transformation.
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It's just three and a half inches long
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00:23:54,766 --> 00:23:57,603
but there's no mistaking
that it's human.
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00:23:58,603 --> 00:24:03,276
The tiny face of this fetus looks
as if in deep slumber.
375
00:24:04,276 --> 00:24:06,011
The arms are long enough
to grasp each other
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00:24:07,011 --> 00:24:09,748
and the legs are outstretched.
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00:24:09,748 --> 00:24:14,519
The skin has become less transparent
with only blood vessels visible
378
00:24:14,519 --> 00:24:17,023
and the fetus finally
reveals its gender.
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00:24:19,023 --> 00:24:23,361
Here we can actually see
as the baby allows us to
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00:24:23,361 --> 00:24:26,230
Mini and her family
have looked forward to this day
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for nearly 20 weeks.
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Today, they'll learn the sex
of their baby.
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With the head at this end
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and the chest and the heart
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00:24:37,875 --> 00:24:40,578
moving towards the feet
386
00:24:40,578 --> 00:24:44,049
and then eventually
we get to the thighbone.
387
00:24:45,049 --> 00:24:47,719
Months of anticipation are
about to end.
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00:24:47,719 --> 00:24:49,554
Let's take a look here
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00:24:49,554 --> 00:24:53,625
and this one's fairly obvious.
So do we want to know what the sex is?
390
00:24:53,625 --> 00:24:54,459
Yes.
Yes.
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00:24:54,459 --> 00:24:55,628
Okay.
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00:24:57,628 --> 00:25:01,232
The male and female sexual organs
start identically
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as a small nub
between the fetus' legs.
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00:25:05,069 --> 00:25:09,107
Two small bumps, one on either side
of the nub soon emerge.
395
00:25:10,107 --> 00:25:13,045
If this fetus is a boy the nub
becomes a penis.
396
00:25:14,045 --> 00:25:17,648
The two bumps grow together
to form a scrotum.
397
00:25:17,648 --> 00:25:21,053
The boy's developing testicles
are still deep inside his body
398
00:25:22,053 --> 00:25:25,625
within them, primitive sperm
are already developing.
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00:25:26,625 --> 00:25:30,828
If this fetus is a girl, the nub
becomes a clitoris.
400
00:25:30,828 --> 00:25:35,000
A vagina forms from the same tissue
that forms a urethra in both sexes.
401
00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:41,205
Inside her tiny ovaries, all the eggs
she will have for her entire lifetime
402
00:25:41,205 --> 00:25:42,375
are already forming.
403
00:25:43,375 --> 00:25:46,211
I want you to focus in
between the legs.
404
00:25:47,211 --> 00:25:49,881
Well what do you think?
What do we think?
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00:25:49,881 --> 00:25:50,582
A boy?
406
00:25:50,582 --> 00:25:53,152
That's right. That's right.
It, oh!
407
00:25:54,152 --> 00:25:57,359
There's the picture right there.
My goodness, gracious.
408
00:26:02,359 --> 00:26:06,163
So we got our answer.
You have a baby brother.
409
00:26:06,163 --> 00:26:07,787
What do you think about that?
410
00:26:28,787 --> 00:26:32,624
The only growth spurts
that I felt was last month
411
00:26:32,624 --> 00:26:35,060
where I was small and all of a sudden
I gained
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00:26:36,060 --> 00:26:38,229
like in a week I gained six pounds
413
00:26:38,229 --> 00:26:40,798
and it just pushed right out.
414
00:26:40,798 --> 00:26:43,103
It was just really weird.
415
00:26:45,103 --> 00:26:50,141
What happens is the top half of
the uterus expands
416
00:26:50,141 --> 00:26:53,278
and as it expands or as it stretches
and grows
417
00:26:53,278 --> 00:26:56,280
it actually pushes all the organs
that used to accompany
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00:26:56,280 --> 00:26:57,682
used to occupy that space
419
00:26:57,682 --> 00:26:59,451
it pushes them up to
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00:26:59,451 --> 00:27:03,957
up higher and higher into
your upper abdomen.
421
00:27:05,957 --> 00:27:07,392
By the 24th week
422
00:27:07,392 --> 00:27:11,328
virtually all the mother's organs
have been rearranged to make room
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00:27:11,328 --> 00:27:13,807
for a new living being.
424
00:27:22,807 --> 00:27:26,112
But rather than discomfort,
Nancy feels euphoric about the child
425
00:27:27,112 --> 00:27:30,215
inside her, and the astounding changes
of her own body.
426
00:27:31,215 --> 00:27:32,983
You kind of feel sexy.
427
00:27:32,983 --> 00:27:37,955
You just... It's a different feeling.
428
00:27:37,955 --> 00:27:43,627
It's a different feeling,
and I don't think anyone understands.
429
00:27:43,627 --> 00:27:48,599
Either you feel good and you feel sexy
and you kind ofjust
430
00:27:48,599 --> 00:27:49,968
guess walk the talk.
431
00:27:49,968 --> 00:27:53,643
I don't know.
Just a fabulous feeling.
432
00:27:58,643 --> 00:28:01,680
The epic journey of
the fetus continues.
433
00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:05,084
A growth spurt last month added
almost four inches and two pounds.
434
00:28:06,084 --> 00:28:09,487
Now, at more than a foot long and
two and a half pounds
435
00:28:09,487 --> 00:28:13,991
the fetus seems eager to explore
its cozy womb.
436
00:28:13,991 --> 00:28:18,163
As if reacting to private thoughts
expressions wash over the face.
437
00:28:19,163 --> 00:28:22,400
The fingers and toes are fully formed
now complete
438
00:28:22,400 --> 00:28:24,135
with nails and fingerprints
439
00:28:25,135 --> 00:28:28,673
and the entire fetus wears
a furry coating.
440
00:28:28,673 --> 00:28:30,909
The hair, called lanugo
441
00:28:30,909 --> 00:28:33,310
follows the patterns of
the connective tissue,
442
00:28:33,310 --> 00:28:36,481
covering the fetus in swirls
and spirals of down.
443
00:28:37,481 --> 00:28:41,486
The skin bears a waxy coating called
vernix caseosa.
444
00:28:41,486 --> 00:28:45,723
It protects the fragile fetal skin
from the amniotic fluid and infection
445
00:28:45,723 --> 00:28:48,460
and will aid the fetus
during the dramatic squeeze
446
00:28:48,460 --> 00:28:50,731
through the birth canal.
447
00:28:53,731 --> 00:28:57,336
Nancy is learning to cope with
her new lack of grace.
448
00:28:58,336 --> 00:29:01,439
The size and weight of her belly
requires new ways
449
00:29:01,439 --> 00:29:03,609
to perform her daily routine.
450
00:29:05,609 --> 00:29:08,246
I was easy when I bent down
I could keep my balance,
451
00:29:08,246 --> 00:29:10,317
I'm not keeping that balance any more.
452
00:29:12,317 --> 00:29:13,518
The stomach's a little heavier
453
00:29:13,518 --> 00:29:15,788
so I'm not sure which way
I'm gonna go.
454
00:29:17,788 --> 00:29:20,557
Nancy isn't alone in her struggle
for comfort.
455
00:29:20,557 --> 00:29:23,428
For the first time
she can feel with excitement
456
00:29:23,428 --> 00:29:25,799
her baby-to-be growing restless.
457
00:29:28,799 --> 00:29:32,170
As the life inside her starts
to fidget and kick
458
00:29:32,170 --> 00:29:34,776
Nancy's body responds.
459
00:29:37,776 --> 00:29:40,478
As Nancy's body prepares for labor
460
00:29:40,478 --> 00:29:43,882
her uterus practices Braxton Hicks
contractions
461
00:29:43,882 --> 00:29:46,884
named for the doctor
who first observed them.
462
00:29:46,884 --> 00:29:51,522
These irregular contractions are not
as intense as those of true labor
463
00:29:51,522 --> 00:29:56,662
but to Nancy, each breathless pang
feels like the flutter of butterflies.
464
00:29:57,662 --> 00:30:02,634
Braxton Hicks contractions
are irregular contractions
465
00:30:02,634 --> 00:30:09,307
very irregular maybe five to 20 a day
and very low pressure as well.
466
00:30:09,307 --> 00:30:10,875
When we get up into
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00:30:10,875 --> 00:30:17,315
maybe 24, 28 weeks most women
will actually feel these contractions.
468
00:30:17,315 --> 00:30:20,118
Again they're not painful,
they're very low in pressure.
469
00:30:21,118 --> 00:30:23,990
They'll notice a tightening and then
they, they pass.
470
00:30:25,990 --> 00:30:28,327
The fetus too is flexing its muscles.
471
00:30:29,327 --> 00:30:32,963
With room in the uterus to stretch
and kick, poke and prod
472
00:30:32,963 --> 00:30:36,736
it announces its existence to
a waiting world.
473
00:30:38,736 --> 00:30:40,771
The baby's starting to move
474
00:30:40,771 --> 00:30:45,442
and you can feel him turn and kick.
No one else feels it.
475
00:30:45,442 --> 00:30:48,946
Every time I have someone put
their hands on my belly
476
00:30:48,946 --> 00:30:50,714
it's quiet.
477
00:30:50,714 --> 00:30:53,919
So, but I feel it.
478
00:30:54,919 --> 00:30:56,587
Goodnight, moon.
479
00:30:56,587 --> 00:30:59,892
Goodnight cow, jumping over the moon.
480
00:31:00,892 --> 00:31:05,462
At 26 weeks the womb is no longer
a bubble of silence
481
00:31:05,462 --> 00:31:09,467
for the growing fetus is starting to
learn the sound of mother's voice.
482
00:31:09,467 --> 00:31:12,306
Goodnight kittens. Goodnight mittens.
483
00:31:15,306 --> 00:31:16,441
Goodnight clocks.
484
00:31:16,441 --> 00:31:21,346
As it develops the fetus will be able
to respond to sounds both inside
485
00:31:21,346 --> 00:31:23,413
and outside mother's body.
486
00:31:23,413 --> 00:31:24,648
Goodnight mouse.
487
00:31:24,648 --> 00:31:28,386
The fetus' world
is getting noisier by the day.
488
00:31:29,386 --> 00:31:32,522
The structures of the fetal ear began
to develop
489
00:31:32,522 --> 00:31:34,827
only five weeks into pregnancy.
490
00:31:36,827 --> 00:31:41,767
The ear is constructed from
three components and in three stages.
491
00:31:42,767 --> 00:31:46,440
The outer structures began to take
shape at eight weeks.
492
00:31:49,440 --> 00:31:53,144
Pits on either side of the head
form the inner ear
493
00:31:53,144 --> 00:31:57,648
responsible for processing sounds
and maintaining balance.
494
00:31:57,648 --> 00:32:02,921
Not long after, the auditory canal
and eardrum developed.
495
00:32:02,921 --> 00:32:06,958
Now, at nearly 26 weeks the ear
looks complete
496
00:32:06,958 --> 00:32:10,931
and the three parts come together to
enable hearing.
497
00:32:12,931 --> 00:32:17,535
Every day brings a symphony of new
sounds to the fetus.
498
00:32:17,535 --> 00:32:21,739
The most prominent and reassuring
come from mother.
499
00:32:21,739 --> 00:32:25,643
The beating of mom's heart and the
blood coursing through her veins
500
00:32:25,643 --> 00:32:27,046
provide constant comfort.
501
00:32:28,046 --> 00:32:33,519
By now, every part of the fetus
resembles the child that will emerge.
502
00:32:34,519 --> 00:32:38,855
The brain busily twists and folds
miles of neuro-pathways
503
00:32:38,855 --> 00:32:40,892
into a rippling maze.
504
00:32:40,892 --> 00:32:45,663
In the process, it stitches together
the core of the child's humanity
505
00:32:45,663 --> 00:32:49,467
as its countless connections set
the stage for thought
506
00:32:49,467 --> 00:32:51,682
self-awareness and reason.
507
00:33:04,682 --> 00:33:07,719
Growth of the fetus creates challenges
for the mother
508
00:33:07,719 --> 00:33:12,257
as her internal organs vie for space
in cramped quarters.
509
00:33:13,257 --> 00:33:16,627
Nancy sometimes feels out of breath.
510
00:33:17,627 --> 00:33:21,865
But nature, which produced
this temporary problem, also provides
511
00:33:21,865 --> 00:33:23,938
an eloquent solution.
512
00:33:26,938 --> 00:33:30,807
Pregnancy hormones are making
Nancy's lungs more effiicient
513
00:33:30,807 --> 00:33:34,846
bringing in 40 percent more
air oxygenating more blood
514
00:33:34,846 --> 00:33:36,586
for her and her fetus.
515
00:33:42,586 --> 00:33:46,594
A major change is occurring
in the fetal lungs too.
516
00:33:49,594 --> 00:33:51,895
To prepare for life outside the womb
517
00:33:51,895 --> 00:33:54,432
the cells lining the air sacs of
the lungs
518
00:33:54,432 --> 00:33:57,502
begin to produce a substance
called surfactant.
519
00:33:58,502 --> 00:34:02,106
It keeps the air sacs inflated much
like a soap bubble.
520
00:34:03,106 --> 00:34:07,278
As the baby gulps
its first breath moments after delivery
521
00:34:07,278 --> 00:34:09,914
the surfactant will coat the ducts
of the lungs
522
00:34:09,914 --> 00:34:13,521
to reduce the surface tension
and keep them from collapsing.
523
00:34:17,521 --> 00:34:19,923
With lungs now full of surfactant
524
00:34:19,923 --> 00:34:22,159
this nearly complete little human
525
00:34:22,159 --> 00:34:25,362
stands a chance of surviving
the world outside
526
00:34:25,362 --> 00:34:29,474
but it's far from ready to leave
the safety of mom's womb.
527
00:34:36,474 --> 00:34:39,409
His eyes are opening now.
528
00:34:39,409 --> 00:34:43,947
He's swallowing and making
breath movements.
529
00:34:43,947 --> 00:34:48,688
He, he can hear us now.
He knows my voice.
530
00:34:50,688 --> 00:34:51,023
By the seventh month
531
00:34:52,023 --> 00:34:55,027
the pangs and stirrings
that were once so strange have now grown
532
00:34:56,027 --> 00:34:58,628
almost routine and familiar
533
00:34:58,628 --> 00:35:01,503
but certainly no easier to bear.
534
00:35:06,503 --> 00:35:10,344
They're a constant reminder of
the active life inside.
535
00:35:14,344 --> 00:35:15,313
Well believe it or not
536
00:35:15,313 --> 00:35:18,382
even though some people don't think
that I'm that big
537
00:35:18,382 --> 00:35:22,753
I felt a huge growth spurt in my
in my belly.
538
00:35:22,753 --> 00:35:30,594
And, that was exhilarating
but exhaust, exhausting you know.
539
00:35:30,594 --> 00:35:34,431
Your back hurts a lot more.
It's hard to breathe.
540
00:35:34,431 --> 00:35:37,034
He gets stuck up in my
my ribcage
541
00:35:38,034 --> 00:35:43,840
and he, he'll have a foot or an arm
or something up there.
542
00:35:43,840 --> 00:35:48,847
He pushes against the diaphragm
where it makes it hard to, to breathe.
543
00:35:49,847 --> 00:35:54,452
Circulation suffers as the large uterus
puts pressure on her veins.
544
00:35:54,452 --> 00:35:57,588
She feels occasional numbness
in her hands and feet
545
00:35:57,588 --> 00:36:00,525
and cramping in her thighs and calves.
546
00:36:00,525 --> 00:36:04,929
After about 20 weeks of pregnancy
we encourage pregnant women not to lay
547
00:36:04,929 --> 00:36:05,130
on their back anymore.
548
00:36:06,130 --> 00:36:09,134
At this point the uterus is quite
a bit heavier, and it actually lays
549
00:36:10,134 --> 00:36:13,538
on the blood vessels that run up the
550
00:36:13,538 --> 00:36:14,204
up your back
551
00:36:14,204 --> 00:36:15,873
and they both become compressed.
552
00:36:15,873 --> 00:36:20,311
And some people will lose
consciousness when pressure's applied
553
00:36:20,311 --> 00:36:22,079
to this, these vessels.
554
00:36:23,079 --> 00:36:27,052
The huge physical toll can't compare
to the euphoric anticipation of
555
00:36:28,052 --> 00:36:29,420
the birth to come.
556
00:36:30,420 --> 00:36:32,722
That I'm having a baby
557
00:36:32,722 --> 00:36:34,391
that's the neatest thing.
558
00:36:34,391 --> 00:36:38,628
That he's a person now and not
not an alien
559
00:36:38,628 --> 00:36:43,367
but that he's, he's just a
560
00:36:43,367 --> 00:36:44,302
he's an actual being
561
00:36:45,302 --> 00:36:46,320
and he's mine.
562
00:37:02,320 --> 00:37:06,791
For Sherry, nine months of waiting
has whittled down to mere weeks
563
00:37:06,791 --> 00:37:10,797
as she prepares to bring her baby
into the world.
564
00:37:12,797 --> 00:37:15,766
She feels elated
but uncomfortably big.
565
00:37:16,766 --> 00:37:20,172
Her breasts are tender
and enlarged with colostrum.
566
00:37:22,172 --> 00:37:25,443
She struggles to balance
her enormous belly.
567
00:37:25,443 --> 00:37:28,945
She's never felt more expectant.
568
00:37:28,945 --> 00:37:33,918
The last couple of weeks of pregnancy
are an eternity.
569
00:37:33,918 --> 00:37:38,356
You pretty much have everything ready
to go and all you're doing is waiting.
570
00:37:38,356 --> 00:37:40,657
You can't turn around the way
that you used to.
571
00:37:40,657 --> 00:37:45,228
Spaces that you normally
fit through you no longer fit through.
572
00:37:45,228 --> 00:37:49,467
Sleeping, switching from one side
to the other.
573
00:37:49,467 --> 00:37:51,402
Bending over is very diffiicult.
574
00:37:52,402 --> 00:37:55,440
But Sherry won't be this big
for much longer.
575
00:37:57,440 --> 00:38:02,148
Inside her uterus, the fetus prepares
to leave its watery shelter.
576
00:38:04,148 --> 00:38:05,782
Turned head down in the womb
577
00:38:05,782 --> 00:38:08,690
there's barely room now
to stretch or kick.
578
00:38:12,690 --> 00:38:18,431
The fetus fully fills the womb,
every contraction squeezes in around it.
579
00:38:21,431 --> 00:38:23,068
Now the sensation is stronger.
580
00:38:24,068 --> 00:38:28,139
The upper part of the uterus shrinks
and the lower expands,
581
00:38:28,139 --> 00:38:31,543
making the uterus longer and narrower.
582
00:38:32,543 --> 00:38:36,750
There is little to do but wait for
the chemical signals that trigger labor.
583
00:38:39,750 --> 00:38:42,387
It can start at any moment.
584
00:38:44,387 --> 00:38:49,262
Kesa too is waiting for labor to begin
and to meet her new baby at last.
585
00:38:51,262 --> 00:38:53,164
I really do enjoy being pregnant.
586
00:38:54,164 --> 00:38:57,568
It's a great experience for me.
I do like the end process
587
00:38:57,568 --> 00:38:59,670
and the end process is
a beautiful baby
588
00:38:59,670 --> 00:39:01,137
you bundled up in your arms.
589
00:39:01,137 --> 00:39:02,907
And I thinkjust the fact of
590
00:39:02,907 --> 00:39:05,742
of feeling a human being growing
inside of you
591
00:39:05,742 --> 00:39:09,246
and not being able to see the baby's
face or, or really to just hold them
592
00:39:09,246 --> 00:39:10,880
or snuggle with them or
593
00:39:10,880 --> 00:39:14,985
orjust to touch them. I think that's
where I want to be at right now.
594
00:39:14,985 --> 00:39:17,420
I'm ready to, to hold and cuddle
595
00:39:17,420 --> 00:39:19,197
and go to that next experience.
596
00:39:26,197 --> 00:39:30,835
For nine months Kesa's body
has embarked on a biological odyssey
597
00:39:30,835 --> 00:39:33,476
geared to nurturing
her developing child.
598
00:39:39,476 --> 00:39:43,615
Now, it's time to bring
that child into the world.
599
00:39:45,615 --> 00:39:46,516
Birth is
600
00:39:46,516 --> 00:39:51,322
is triggered or in,
is induced by the the fetus,
601
00:39:51,322 --> 00:39:53,791
by the the baby that's about
to be born.
602
00:39:53,791 --> 00:39:56,760
And it's done so as the baby
gets to a certain size
603
00:39:56,760 --> 00:40:00,998
or to a certain length in the uterus.
604
00:40:00,998 --> 00:40:03,867
It does so
by releasing corticosteroids
605
00:40:03,867 --> 00:40:06,871
a number of different hormones
that cause the,
606
00:40:06,871 --> 00:40:09,074
the muscles of the uterus to contract.
607
00:40:10,074 --> 00:40:11,942
Once this occurs
608
00:40:11,942 --> 00:40:13,878
there's a definite cross talk
609
00:40:13,878 --> 00:40:19,315
between the embryo and the mother's
uterus then beginning to contract.
610
00:40:19,315 --> 00:40:20,418
The cross talk keeps happening.
611
00:40:20,418 --> 00:40:22,952
It happens faster. It happens faster.
612
00:40:22,952 --> 00:40:25,989
Some of the signs that you'll know
that you're in labor
613
00:40:25,989 --> 00:40:27,824
are regular contractions.
614
00:40:27,824 --> 00:40:31,996
The duration of each contraction
is usually about 30 to 60 seconds
615
00:40:31,996 --> 00:40:34,197
and if you notice, you know,
616
00:40:34,197 --> 00:40:37,333
one hour goes by and you have
six contractions, and then the next hour
617
00:40:37,333 --> 00:40:38,036
goes by and you have ten contractions.
618
00:40:39,036 --> 00:40:41,672
And you're noticing
that an actually a pattern
619
00:40:41,672 --> 00:40:42,039
that's when we have
620
00:40:43,039 --> 00:40:46,447
you call the doctorjust to let them
know what's going on.
621
00:40:49,447 --> 00:40:52,186
Kesa is in the first stage of labor.
622
00:40:55,186 --> 00:40:59,559
Over the last few days her cervix
has thinned and shortened.
623
00:41:01,559 --> 00:41:03,094
The sporadic, practice contractions
of the past
624
00:41:04,094 --> 00:41:05,795
are more regular now
625
00:41:05,795 --> 00:41:07,233
only minutes apart
626
00:41:10,233 --> 00:41:12,168
There are three stages of labor.
627
00:41:12,168 --> 00:41:14,072
The first stage of labor is from
628
00:41:15,072 --> 00:41:18,476
when the initial strong
contractions start
629
00:41:18,476 --> 00:41:21,779
until when the cervix is dilated fully
630
00:41:21,779 --> 00:41:23,347
that'sthe first stage of labor.
631
00:41:23,347 --> 00:41:24,547
The second stage of labor
632
00:41:24,547 --> 00:41:26,382
is actually the pushing stage
633
00:41:26,382 --> 00:41:32,655
when the, the cervix is completely
dilated until expulsion of the baby.
634
00:41:32,655 --> 00:41:34,492
That is stage two.
635
00:41:34,492 --> 00:41:39,230
Stage three is actually from delivery
of the baby
636
00:41:39,230 --> 00:41:41,664
to expulsion of the placenta.
637
00:41:41,664 --> 00:41:43,904
That's stage three.
638
00:41:46,904 --> 00:41:48,739
As Sherry goes into labor
639
00:41:48,739 --> 00:41:52,849
she uses relaxation techniques to
ease her discomfort.
640
00:41:59,849 --> 00:42:04,221
But her labor is long.
The doctor has pierced her amniotic sac.
641
00:42:04,221 --> 00:42:08,161
But after the water has broken
her contractions intensify.
642
00:42:12,161 --> 00:42:15,242
And the pain becomes
more diffiicult to bear.
643
00:42:25,242 --> 00:42:27,777
Kesa's labor is progressing quickly.
644
00:42:27,777 --> 00:42:29,014
Okay, just breathe through it...
645
00:42:30,014 --> 00:42:34,485
Each time the uterus contracts
the baby's world shrinks
646
00:42:34,485 --> 00:42:37,188
and the placenta and
umbilical cord compress.
647
00:42:38,188 --> 00:42:41,126
At the peak of each contraction
the baby's heart beats faster
648
00:42:42,126 --> 00:42:46,329
as the uterus pushes the baby further
down the birth canal.
649
00:42:46,329 --> 00:42:50,400
The contractions actually are
a physical tightening of
650
00:42:50,400 --> 00:42:51,501
the entire uterus.
651
00:42:51,501 --> 00:42:55,739
All those uterus smooth muscles
work together in concert
652
00:42:55,739 --> 00:43:01,347
and they, they're actually squeezing
that infant out.
653
00:43:04,347 --> 00:43:07,384
That squeezing contributes to
Kesa's pain
654
00:43:07,384 --> 00:43:10,090
which signals that the baby is
on its way.
655
00:43:13,090 --> 00:43:16,760
The first stage of labor is
the longest, but the next steps
656
00:43:16,760 --> 00:43:18,699
are just as crucial.
657
00:43:22,699 --> 00:43:26,070
The cervix must become shorter and
wider for the baby to pass through.
658
00:43:27,070 --> 00:43:30,840
The process of effacement squeezes
the inch-long cervix
659
00:43:30,840 --> 00:43:32,443
to practically nothing.
660
00:43:33,443 --> 00:43:34,577
At the same time
661
00:43:34,577 --> 00:43:38,748
the cervix grows wider or dilates
from the width of a pinky finger
662
00:43:38,748 --> 00:43:40,717
to the width of a grapefruit.
663
00:43:40,717 --> 00:43:42,518
When it reaches ten centimeters
664
00:43:42,518 --> 00:43:45,222
Kesa is ready to push out her baby.
665
00:43:46,222 --> 00:43:49,960
The contracting and stretching muscles
coupled with the increasing pressure
666
00:43:49,960 --> 00:43:53,664
of the baby produces the legendary
pain of childbirth.
667
00:43:54,664 --> 00:43:56,666
Here comes a contraction.
668
00:43:56,666 --> 00:43:57,168
You're just zoned out.
669
00:43:58,168 --> 00:43:59,969
Throughout the whole thing?
670
00:43:59,969 --> 00:44:02,440
Huh, huh. I just didn't feel them
now here comes one right now.
671
00:44:03,440 --> 00:44:07,545
To ease her pain Kesa opts for
an epidural.
672
00:44:09,545 --> 00:44:12,815
The anesthesia is administered
directly into the spine
673
00:44:12,815 --> 00:44:15,552
and lightly numbs the pelvic region
674
00:44:15,552 --> 00:44:18,123
Feels a little uncomfortable.
One, two, three.
675
00:44:19,123 --> 00:44:21,257
Can she sit up?
Yeah.
676
00:44:21,257 --> 00:44:21,257
Come on up
677
00:44:21,791 --> 00:44:23,762
Relax.
678
00:44:24,762 --> 00:44:25,304
You all right, baby?
679
00:44:35,304 --> 00:44:38,909
As Sherry's labor progresses
her doctor becomes concerned
680
00:44:38,909 --> 00:44:40,380
that something might be wrong.
681
00:44:43,380 --> 00:44:45,315
Baby's heart rate's going down
a little bit.
682
00:44:45,315 --> 00:44:48,152
I think there's a cord
around somewhere
683
00:44:48,152 --> 00:44:50,253
neck or arm or body
684
00:44:50,253 --> 00:44:52,356
or the baby's just pressing
against it.
685
00:44:52,356 --> 00:44:56,159
If it continues to go deeper and
deeper with every contraction
686
00:44:56,159 --> 00:44:57,427
and we can't recover
687
00:44:57,427 --> 00:45:00,135
you know, then we'll talk about
the next step.
688
00:45:05,135 --> 00:45:08,039
Even before Kesa's cervix
is fully dilated, the baby begins
689
00:45:09,039 --> 00:45:11,574
the descent down the birth canal.
690
00:45:11,574 --> 00:45:14,143
Tremendous pressure builds
in the pelvis
691
00:45:14,143 --> 00:45:16,179
but it's not time to push yet.
692
00:45:16,179 --> 00:45:16,179
Nine?
693
00:45:16,813 --> 00:45:18,483
This is really to nine now.
694
00:45:19,483 --> 00:45:23,688
This is not gonna be a whole lot
longer now, I think.
695
00:45:25,688 --> 00:45:29,293
To pass through the narrowest part
of the pelvis the baby
696
00:45:29,293 --> 00:45:31,661
guided by the muscles of
the birth canal
697
00:45:31,661 --> 00:45:35,431
turns its head sideways to align
with the pelvic inlet.
698
00:45:35,431 --> 00:45:37,967
The baby is a miracle of design.
699
00:45:37,967 --> 00:45:39,070
Though the head is its widest part
700
00:45:40,070 --> 00:45:45,277
the plates of the skull compress
by half an inch to ease its passage.
701
00:45:47,277 --> 00:45:48,846
Ready to do a push.
702
00:45:48,846 --> 00:45:49,980
Okay, stop.
703
00:45:49,980 --> 00:45:50,114
You know what we're gonna do?
704
00:45:51,114 --> 00:45:53,583
We're gonna get everything prepared.
Okay?
705
00:45:53,583 --> 00:45:55,385
I think by the time we do that
706
00:45:55,385 --> 00:45:56,954
it will be time to
have your baby.
707
00:45:56,954 --> 00:45:59,597
I hope so.
All right?
708
00:46:07,597 --> 00:46:09,134
The drop in the heart rate of
Sherry's baby
709
00:46:10,134 --> 00:46:13,570
let the doctors know
that the umbilical cord might prevent
710
00:46:13,570 --> 00:46:15,938
his normal descent down
the birth canal.
711
00:46:15,938 --> 00:46:19,175
They decide that a C-section delivery
is the safest approach
712
00:46:19,175 --> 00:46:20,445
for mother and child.
713
00:46:21,445 --> 00:46:22,880
There you go.
714
00:46:22,880 --> 00:46:24,481
Okay. Just great.
715
00:46:25,481 --> 00:46:27,121
His head is out?
Yeah.
716
00:46:31,121 --> 00:46:32,623
Biting my finger.
717
00:46:32,623 --> 00:46:34,525
There's our cord
Right around the neck.
718
00:46:34,525 --> 00:46:36,326
There's our cord.
There's our cord.
719
00:46:36,326 --> 00:46:37,965
Okay,
720
00:46:41,965 --> 00:46:43,134
here you go.
Okay.
721
00:46:44,134 --> 00:46:47,438
Move around the, should,
around the shoulder. Okay?
722
00:46:49,438 --> 00:46:52,742
Minutes later a healthy baby is born
723
00:46:52,742 --> 00:46:57,715
not exactly as planned, but with joy
gratitude and awe.
724
00:46:58,715 --> 00:47:02,385
And in that instant an unbreakable
bond is forged
725
00:47:02,385 --> 00:47:03,887
between parents and child.
726
00:47:03,887 --> 00:47:05,025
Look sweetie, right, right over here.
727
00:47:08,025 --> 00:47:10,134
A bond that will last
the rest of their lives.
728
00:47:17,134 --> 00:47:18,202
All right. All right.
729
00:47:19,202 --> 00:47:22,306
Tell me when I can push
because I got to push.
730
00:47:22,306 --> 00:47:23,139
Not yet.
Okay.
731
00:47:23,139 --> 00:47:26,610
Kesa is now
in the critical second stage of labor.
732
00:47:26,610 --> 00:47:30,746
In the face of intense pain,
she must use all her concentration
733
00:47:30,746 --> 00:47:32,548
and willpower.
734
00:47:32,548 --> 00:47:33,916
This is like the last time sweetie.
735
00:47:33,916 --> 00:47:36,219
As she contracts her abdominal muscles
736
00:47:36,219 --> 00:47:38,088
the pressure inside
the uterus increases
737
00:47:39,088 --> 00:47:40,623
forcing the baby downwards.
738
00:47:40,623 --> 00:47:41,125
My goodness.
Oh my God, she's
739
00:47:42,125 --> 00:47:46,567
The vaginal opening gets larger
as the baby approaches.
740
00:47:50,567 --> 00:47:52,835
Here he is.
Soon the top of its head is visible.
741
00:47:52,835 --> 00:47:55,672
Sweetie. Come on sweetie!
Keep pushing!
742
00:47:55,672 --> 00:47:58,208
Come on. Here it comes.
Here it comes.
743
00:47:58,208 --> 00:48:00,043
Come on. Oh!
Take your time.
744
00:48:01,043 --> 00:48:02,246
You ready?
You ready?
745
00:48:03,246 --> 00:48:06,416
Kesa.
Oh! Ready?
746
00:48:06,416 --> 00:48:07,818
Easy does it.
Beautiful.
747
00:48:07,818 --> 00:48:09,686
Finally the head is out.
748
00:48:09,686 --> 00:48:11,487
Oh! There's that pain!
749
00:48:11,487 --> 00:48:14,891
It hurts so bad.
Oh!
750
00:48:14,891 --> 00:48:18,394
Baby she, she's almost here.
All the way here, sweetheart.
751
00:48:18,394 --> 00:48:21,264
Okay. Okay. She got it.
752
00:48:21,264 --> 00:48:24,300
Easy does it.
753
00:48:24,300 --> 00:48:28,275
Oh, my goodness! She's out!
And the baby emerges.
754
00:48:32,275 --> 00:48:36,445
There's mommy.
Oh, my God!
755
00:48:36,445 --> 00:48:38,016
Let me get that out of there.
Yes. Hi, there!
756
00:48:39,016 --> 00:48:40,853
Oh, my God.
757
00:48:42,853 --> 00:48:44,621
Thank you.
758
00:48:45,621 --> 00:48:48,925
Hundreds of millions of years
of evolution collide
759
00:48:48,925 --> 00:48:50,360
in this single moment.
760
00:48:51,360 --> 00:48:52,896
You are incredible.
761
00:48:52,896 --> 00:48:55,101
She is, like two or three pushes
or something?
762
00:48:58,101 --> 00:48:59,936
Hey, baby!
Mommy has waited for so long. Okay?
763
00:48:59,936 --> 00:49:05,878
For nine months mother and child
share an incredible transformation.
764
00:49:08,878 --> 00:49:12,215
Oh, hey baby girl! I'm your mommy.
765
00:49:12,215 --> 00:49:15,751
Now, anotherjourney is just beginning.
766
00:49:15,751 --> 00:49:19,190
Mommy has been waiting for you
for so long.
767
00:49:21,190 --> 00:49:24,260
Okay. Yeah baby, I know.
Do you look like your brother?
768
00:49:24,260 --> 00:49:27,000
I know it sweetheart.
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