Gestational Calendar
Check all important events of your prenatal care on Mother's Diary gestational calendar
Check all important events of your prenatal care on Mother's Diary gestational calendar
| Gestational Age | Event |
|---|---|
| 5 weeks | Gestational sac visible on ultrasound |
| 7 weeks | Embryo visible with heartbeats |
| 8 weeks | Possibility to determine the baby's sex through maternal blood test (fetal sex determination) |
| 13 weeks | Best time for the First Trimester Nuchal Translucency or Morphological Examination, precise fetal sex identification |
| 16 weeks | Safe fetal sex determination, notice baby movements |
| 20 weeks | Beginning of feeling baby's movements |
| 22 weeks | Ideal time for the Second Trimester Morphological Exam and cervical length measurement |
| 24 weeks | Favorable period for 3D/4D ultrasound (up to about 29 weeks) |
| 27 weeks | Start of baby's hair growth |
| 28 weeks | Ideal time for fetal echocardiography |
| 29 weeks | Last chance for a high-quality 3D/4D ultrasound |
| 32 weeks | Assessment of fetal vitality with Fetal Biophysical Profile and Doppler Velocimetry |
| 34 weeks | Possibility of fetal survival in case of premature birth with low complications |
| 37 weeks | Baby is no longer considered premature |
| 39 weeks | Scheduling elective cesarean section, if desired |
| 40 weeks | Estimated due date (40 completed weeks) |
| 41 weeks | Most pregnancies are electively interrupted, either by induction or cesarean section |
| 42 weeks | Upper limit of a normal pregnancy, considered prolonged pregnancy |