WATCH: Fascinating pregnancy animation shows how your fertilised egg grows into a baby

Mums-to-be, this incredible animation will take you through every stage of your unborn baby’s development

WATCH: Fascinating pregnancy animation shows how your fertilised egg grows into a baby

by Kayleigh Dray |
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Failed Science, a hugely popular Twitter account, have outdone themselves with their latest animation.

Titled ‘How To Build A Human’, the artwork takes us through all the forty steps of development.

And it’s pretty incredible to see how that tiny zygote (the scientific name for a fertilised egg which carries genes from two parents) transforms over time.

It even pinpoints the moment when your unborn baby develops eyelids, fingers and toes!

Check it out for yourself below:

"From zygote to a newborn. Amazing!"

No kidding.

If you’re interested in this, you’ll definitely want to check out this visual guide to cervical dilation.

Although (fair warning!) it might leave some mums-to-be flinching when they discover how big their cervix will get during labour…

Good luck.

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