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You are thirty-four weeks pregnant

You are thirty-four weeks pregnant

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It is reassuring to know that if your baby were to be born now she would have a 95 per cent chance of surviving without medical help. Your baby is busy weeing (sometimes up to a pint) into the amniotic fluid as her digestive and intestinal systems are fully-functioning, her first meconium stool (your baby’s first poo) is waiting in her intestines ready to be passed once she is born. If you are having a boy, his testicles may have ended their journey downwards into the scrotum by now. The placenta reaches maturity at about 34 weeks and from here on it starts to age, its precious job of supporting your baby is nearly over. If you shone a light at your stomach your baby would be able to see it and can tell when you move into a bright room or if you are outside
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