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16-week fetus

At week 16, the fetus:

  • reaches a length of about 6 inches
  • makes active movements
  • makes sucking motions with the mouth

16-week fetus



Review Date: 10/19/2007
Reviewed By: Deirdre O'Reilly, MD, MPH, Neonatologist, Division of Newborn Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston and Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Review Provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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