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Resource What is the difference between an embryo, a fetus, and a baby?

Resource What is the difference between an embryo, a fetus, and a baby?

 
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Dec 27 2024, 3:49 PM
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An article from Clue by Laurie Ray, DNP. 

https://helloclue.com/articles/pregnancy-birth-and-postpartum/what-is-the-difference-between-an-embryo-a-fetus-and-a-baby

Quote:While you likely hear people talk about the “baby” when someone is pregnant, there are specific terms that describe the different stages of pregnancy. When egg and sperm meet, a zygote is formed and quickly begins dividing to become an embryo. As pregnancy progresses the embryo becomes a fetus. The fetus becomes a neonate or newborn at birth.

Quote:What is a newborn?
The transition from fetus to newborn (also called neonate)—which occurs at birth—is complex and must happen quickly for the newborn to become able to survive independently (4).

I find this article useful since it clarifies the stages of human development.

Anti-choicers/forced birthers frequently like to use tactics such as calling a fetus a "baby" or a "person" in their arguments against abortion. I prefer to correct to "zygote/embryo/fetus", since I think precise language matters in how readers process the argument.

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Dec 27 2024, 3:49 PM #1

An article from Clue by Laurie Ray, DNP. 

https://helloclue.com/articles/pregnancy-birth-and-postpartum/what-is-the-difference-between-an-embryo-a-fetus-and-a-baby

Quote:While you likely hear people talk about the “baby” when someone is pregnant, there are specific terms that describe the different stages of pregnancy. When egg and sperm meet, a zygote is formed and quickly begins dividing to become an embryo. As pregnancy progresses the embryo becomes a fetus. The fetus becomes a neonate or newborn at birth.

Quote:What is a newborn?
The transition from fetus to newborn (also called neonate)—which occurs at birth—is complex and must happen quickly for the newborn to become able to survive independently (4).

I find this article useful since it clarifies the stages of human development.

Anti-choicers/forced birthers frequently like to use tactics such as calling a fetus a "baby" or a "person" in their arguments against abortion. I prefer to correct to "zygote/embryo/fetus", since I think precise language matters in how readers process the argument.


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Dec 29 2024, 7:28 PM
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I like that tactic. Some people seem to believe that a baby is in the same form the whole time before and after it's born, just gradually increasing in size leading up to birth, instead of going through multiple development stages.
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Dec 29 2024, 7:28 PM #2

I like that tactic. Some people seem to believe that a baby is in the same form the whole time before and after it's born, just gradually increasing in size leading up to birth, instead of going through multiple development stages.

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