{"id":349,"date":"2022-08-30T15:13:09","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T15:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pregmed.org\/?page_id=349"},"modified":"2022-08-30T15:22:36","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T15:22:36","slug":"32-weeks-pregnant","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pregmed.org\/pregnancy-week-by-week\/32-weeks-pregnant","title":{"rendered":"32 Weeks Pregnant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
You are now well into the eighth month of your pregnancy and the day to meet your baby for the first time is not far now. Your baby\u2019s chances of survival became pretty high once you completed the 30th week<\/a> of your pregnancy [1]<\/sup> and by the 32nd week, your baby has over 95% chances of surviving without any long-term complication [2]<\/sup>. Hospitals offering specialized Level 3 neonatal intensive care help to further increase the chances of survival by offering artificial ventilation to aid in the baby\u2019s breathing after birth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Your baby continues to get plumper with the fat layer growing underneath his skin, while the downy hair or lanugo covering his body until this point is gradually disappearing [3]<\/sup>. His fingernails completed their development by the 31st week<\/a> while the toenails require a bit longer (35th-36th weeks) to grow [4]<\/sup>. The hair also starts gaining some pigmentation at this stage [5]<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n32 weeks pregnant: baby development<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
External appearance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n