third trimester
Pregnancy's home stretch
The third trimester is the final stage of pregnancy, spanning roughly weeks 28 through 40.
During this period the fetus gains most of its weight and the body prepares for labor.
She's in her third trimester and due next month.
The term extends to any final third of a process divided into three phases.
- due dateWhen payment is required
- final stretchConcluding portion of effort
- baby bumpPregnant woman's protruding stomach
- growth spurtPeriod of accelerated physical development
- maternity leave policiesWorkplace rules for new parents
back pain · breathing techniques · water breaking · baby showers · hospital bag · swelling · fatigue · brain development · insomnia · weight gain · nesting instinct · fetal monitoring · kick counts · ultrasounds · cervical dilation · colostrum · lightening · heartburn
- pregnancy termsnine months, full term, preterm, due date, conception
- prenatal careprenatal vitamins, prenatal care, prenatal checkups, fetal ultrasound, prenatal checkup
- pregnancypregnancy, pregnant, prenatal care, due date, weeks
- reproductionreproduction, birth, baby, egg, sperm
- trimesters & termsquarter, term, academic year, school year, fiscal quarter
- Prenatal Ultrasoundfetal ultrasound, fetal scan, sonogram, anatomy scan, dating scan
third trimesterfirst trimester
Pregnancy's initial twelve weeks
early pregnancy · conception · second trimester · implantation
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