The placenta, umbilical cord, amnion and amniotic fluid form. The embryo develops, producing a variety of tissues and organs. It starts with a tail and lumps but these develop into legs and arms.

Many people have never seen a baby still connected to their placenta. Now, in a bid to raise awareness of an old Maori tradition which celebrates every physiological part of childbirth, one woman ...

The chorion lies closest to the placenta. The chorionic sac encompasses the fetus and the amnion and is covered ... [21] The allantois develops into a fibrous cord, the urachus, which runs from ...