5 - 8 week old child

• beating heart 17-21 days • brain waves detectable at 6 weeks • every organ forming at 8 weeks • by 8 weeks responds to touch

9 - 10 week old child

• unique finger prints • genitals formed • eye lids formed • ten fingers and ten toes

12 - 20 week old child

• can feel pain                        • kicks and grasps                  • sucks toes and thumb        • vocal cords developed and     can cry in the womb