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Second trimester

Week 24

About the size of a corn cob

a corn cob
a corn cob

Length30 سم

Weight600 غ

An approximate shape inside the womb. It grows with the weeks. Not a medical image.

Baby

The lungs are developing and start making a substance that helps breathing after birth.

Your body

From now, any change in the pattern of movement needs a call straight away.

This week

Glucose test (24 to 28 weeks) if your doctor asks for it.

Signs that should not wait

If you notice bleeding, severe tummy pain, a severe headache with blurred vision, or fluid from the vagina, call immediately.

If the baby's movements slow, stop or change, call now and do not wait until the next day.

Movements changed? Call now

Heavy bleeding, baby moving less or differently, severe headache with blurred vision, waters breaking, or severe tummy pain: go to the nearest maternity unit now.

Emergency
BookEmergency