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General information for everyone. It is not a personal result and not a replacement for your doctor. This draft is waiting for Dr. Saja's sign-off.

Second trimester

Week 18

About the size of a bell pepper

a bell pepper
a bell pepper

Length14.2 سم

Weight190 غ

An approximate shape inside the womb. It grows with the weeks. Not a medical image.

Baby

The ears are in place, and the baby may hear sounds nearby.

Your body

In a first pregnancy the first clear movement is often between weeks 18 and 20.

This week

Anomaly scan (18 to 21 weeks).

Signs that should not wait

If you notice bleeding, severe tummy pain, a severe headache with blurred vision, or fluid from the vagina, call immediately.

Heavy bleeding, baby moving less or differently, severe headache with blurred vision, waters breaking, or severe tummy pain: go to the nearest maternity unit now.

Emergency
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