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Tips and advices - 18th week

A good diet is always appropriate to maintain your energy. Avoid any medication that was not prescribed by your doctor. You may be offered an amniocentesis (sampling of amniotic fluid). Amniotic fluid analysis can reveal important information concerning the status of the foetus. Among other things, this test can detect birth defects and later, between the 33rd and 44th week of pregnancy, it can assess foetal lung maturity.

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When you will feel your baby’s movements for the first time, it will feel like an air bubble gently caressing you? Magical! Very soon, you will feel stronger hits.