Posted on 06/28/2004 1:31:10 PM PDT by ConservativeMan55
Scans uncover secrets of the womb
Baby 'walking' in the womb A new type of ultrasound scan has produced the vivid pictures of a 12 week-old foetus "walking" in the womb. The new images also show foetuses apparently yawning and rubbing its eyes.
The scans, pioneered by Professor Stuart Campbell at London's Create Health Clinic, are much more detailed than conventional ultrasound.
Professor Campbell has previously released images of unborn babies appearing to smile.
He has compiled a book of the images called Watch Me Grow.
Conventional ultrasound, usually offered to mothers at 12 and 20 weeks, produces 2D images of the developing foetus.
These are very useful for helping doctors to measure and assess the growth of the foetus, but convey very little information about behaviour.
Complex behaviour
More pictures of developing foetuses Professor Campbell has perfected a technique which not only produces detailed 3D images, but records foetal movement in real time.
He says his work has been able to show for the first time that the unborn baby engages in complex behaviour from an early stage of its development.
Professor Campbell told the BBC: "This is a new science for understanding and mapping out the behaviour of the baby.
"Maybe in the future it will help us understand and diagnose genetic disease, maybe even conditions like cerebral palsy which puzzles the medical profession as to why it occurs."
The images have shown:
From 12 weeks, unborn babies can stretch, kick and leap around the womb - well before the mother can feel movement
From 18 weeks, they can open their eyes although most doctors thought eyelids were fused until 26 weeks
From 26 weeks, they appear to exhibit a whole range of typical baby behaviour and moods, including scratching, smiling, crying, hiccoughing, and sucking. Until recently it was thought that smiling did not start until six weeks after birth.
An hour long session using the new technology, which is not yet available on the NHS, costs £275.
Another well concealed fact: the blobs of tissue can feel pain also.
Thought by whom, I wonder? I saw my kids smiling within hours of being born, so I don't know where they get the information to make such a claim.
Technology is going to prove to be the liberals curse.
Abortion is only sanctioned because the people cannot make the connection it is life, until they see that life. When these pictures begin to be distributed widely there will be more than a few in shock as they realize they've sanctioned murder.
Congratulations on your upcoming twins! How wonderful!!
I just don't understand how anyone could participate in killing an unborn child. These pictures bring me to tears. They are so beautiful! As early as 10 weeks they look so perfect!
According to my mom, I was an Olympic Gymnast. Walking is nothing.
You need to see this...
They're already starting the sibling rivalry?
;-)
A_R
Great!
Pro-life/pro-BABY ping...
MUST SEE PICTURES!!!!
That baby ain't yawning. Someone just asked him if he wanted to go see "Fahrenheit 9.11," and he's saying HELL no!
I agree... our baby had full-boar smiles within the first month - so many we have pictures. They just kept coming.
Wow! bump
In many topics that are contentious or controversial, each side can produce their set of facts that support their own point of view.
However, when it comes to arguing the point of "are fetuses human" every single piece of evidence that comes in points unequivocally to the idea that they are. I remember when the pictures came out of the fetus grasping the surgeon's finger during in utero surgery. And now these pictures. Isn't it amazing that we're not talking about "preponderance of the evidence" or "beyond a resonable doubt" but "every scintilla of evidence that has ever been produced"?
Links to see in light of this thread:
MSNBC has an excellent news-video online:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032076/
The Doctor's own website has the images as video
http://www.createhealth.org/#
Fetal Psychology
http://www.leaderu.com/orgs/tul/psychtoday9809.html
Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act, S.2466, H.R. 4420, Take Action, A Fetus Feels Pain
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1161359/posts
My daughter saw her baby's heartbeat...(between 6 & 8 weeks)....due to an ultrasound.
I pray for this precious child every day!!
THANKS 4 POST
We all are looking forward to the day you hold that new grandchild..
These pictures have a tremendous impact...
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