Daily Readings and Homily - 2020-08-29 - Fr. John Paul
The unborn child in the womb When does the unborn child's heart begin to beat ? Eighteen days after conception and by 21 days the heart is pumping blood through a closed circulatory system. When can the unborn child's brainwaves be detected? Six weeks after conception When do fingerprints appear on the unborn child's hands? Fourteen weeks When can the unborn child feel pain? By nine weeks, by nine weeks from conception all the structures necessary for pain sensation are functioning now. Here are some other milestones of the unborn child's development in the womb of his mother or her mother: At four weeks from conception a baby's eyes, ears, and respiratory systems begin to form. Thumb sucking has been documented from seven weeks from conception. At eight weeks from conception a baby's heartbeat can be detected by an ultrasonic stethoscope. At eight weeks everything is present in an adult human that is now present