1. Accidents during pregnancy never
cause birth marks.
2. Boy babies outnumber
girl babies
3. A fetus does not have
bowel movements before birth.
4. If you are within the
normal weight range for your height you
are less likely to suffer problems such
as high blood pressure or diabetes during
pregnancy.
5. All the eggs you will
ever produce are stored in your ovaries
before you are born.
6. It takes about 70-80
days to make a sperm.
7. Each month there is
a 20 % chance of conception.
8. The sex of a baby is
determined by whether the sperm that fertilizes
the egg carries the X or Y version of chromosome
23.
9. During pregnancy, the
average woman's uterus expands up to five
hundred times its normal size.
10. Each chromosome contains
thousands of genes that determine everything
from eye and hair color to intelligence,
personality and physical health.
11. There are some suggestions
that baby boys secrete a chemical that causes
the mother to eat more during pregnancy.
12. Tall women are more
likely to conceive twins.
13. The number of multiple
births has increased by more than 400 percent
14. Up to 22 % of twins
are left-handed while the rate is just below
10% for non-twins.
15. At 37.5 degrees Celsius
the temperature of amniotic fluid is higher
than that of the mother's body.
16. Most of the amniotic
fluid is actually sterile urine.
17. Your baby does not feel a thing
when the cord is cut after birth.
18. Babies of smokers are more
likely to smoke as adults.
19. Fetus starts moving shortly
after the mother is 8 weeks pregnant.
20.
Baby's life in the uterus is so noisy that
he gets accustomed to constant noise.
21. Of the average weight
gain in pregnancy, 38% is the weight of
the baby. The rest constitutes the placenta,
fluid and blood and the fat gained on the
breast and uterus.
22. Nerve cells or neurons are
produced in the fetus at an average rate
of 250,000 per minute.
23. The placenta reaches
maturity by 34 weeks.
24. 280 days is the average
length of pregnancy.
25. Fetal temperature is
normally half a degree centigrade or a degree
Fahrenheit above the maternal temperature.
26. Virtually all drugs
taken by the mother cross the placenta to
the fetus.
27. In the 1st two weeks
of pregnancy drugs and other substances
either have no adverse effects or causes
a miscarriage (often before you realize
you are pregnant).
28. Sex of an infant is
not affected by heredity; it is purely a
matter of chance.
29. Among stillborn infants
the ratio of males to females is 150 to
100.
30. Fetal heart rate does
not indicate sex of the baby.
31. Neither maternal age,
race, size, nor the previous number of children
has any influence on the length of pregnancy.
32. The eggs of mice, rabbits,
gorillas, dogs, pigs, whales and humans
are all about the same size.
33. The male gender does
not produce sperm until puberty
34. Some experts believe
that at least 40 to 50% of fertilized eggs
never end up as a baby.
35. Cycle length is the
number of days from the first day of one
period to the first day of the next.
36. The ovum can only live
up to 24 hours. The sperm can live up to
5 days in the fertile-quality cervical fluid.
37. Most men produce 100-300
million sperms daily.
38. In every 6 pregnancies
there is one miscarriage.
39. The last organ to develop
in the baby is the lungs.
40. Daily sex may lower
sperm counts.
41. According to a Swiss
study, first labors require an average of
135 contractions and subsequent labors,
68.
42. The third stage of
labor is also known as the placental stage.
43. Hyperpigmentation or
excessive color in skin occurs 90% of all
pregnant women
44. Feet will get bigger
towards the end of the pregnancy. This occurs
because of swelling and the pregnancy hormone,
relaxin which loosens the ligaments causing
your foot to spread apart. The swelling
generally subsides after delivery but foot
spreading is permanent!
45. On average, among couples
having regular intercourse, 25% of women
will conceive within one month, 60% within
6 months, 80% within a year and 90% within
18 months.
46. A pregnant body gains
a minimum of 6.6 liters of fluid.
47. Drinking warm milk
helps with insomnia especially in the final
trimester by releasing tryptophan in your
body, a natural occurring amino acid that
induces sleep.
48. Some researches have
linked cramps during pregnancy to low levels
of magnesium or calcium.
49. Pregnancy increases
the body temperature thereby making the
pregnant lady more prone to dehydration.
50. You only need 300 calories
a day more than before you were pregnant.
51. Unborn babies can feel,
see and hear so spend time stroking your
belly and talking to your baby in the womb.
52. About 10% of women
suffer from depression during pregnancy
or after birth.
53. Once you have seen
a fetal heartbeat the risk of miscarriage
lowers to 5%.
54. One in every two thousand
babies is born with a tooth.
55. A fetus acquires fingerprints
at the age of 3 months.
56. The largest cell in
the human body is the female ovum, or egg
cell. The smallest cell in the human body
is the male sperm. It takes about 175,000
sperm cells to weigh as much as a single
egg cell.
57. At least 50% of women
experience back pain during pregnancy.
58. Four nutrients essential
in making sperm are vitamin A & E, linoleic
acid and zinc.
59. Every human spent an
hour as a single cell.
60. Ultrasound waves do
not travel well through air. The gel placed
on your belly helps to carry the sound waves
to and from the transducer.
