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Easy Read Guide to Pregnancy

This guide to pregnancy in Humber and North Yorkshire is an easy read/accessible document.

We have used short, jargon-free sentences with simple, clear images to help explain the pregnancy journey.

The English version of the document is here.

The Polish version of the document is here.

Polska wersja dokumentu to Tutaj.

The Romanian version of the document is here.

Versiunea în limba română a documentului este Aici.

The Kurdish version of the document is here.

Versiyona kurdî ya belgeyê ye vir.

The Turkish version of the document is here.

Belgenin Türkçe versiyonu Burada.

The Arabic version of the document is here.

لنسخة العربية من الوثيقة هي هنا.

The Urdu version of the document is here.

دستاویز کا اردو ورژن ہے۔ یہاں.

The Bengali version of the document is here.

নথিটির বাংলা সংস্করণ হল এখানে.

The Swahili version of the document is here .

Toleo la Kiswahili la hati ni hapa.

The Sudanese version of the document is here.

Versi Sudan tina dokumén nyaéta Ieuh.

To sit alongside the guide to pregnancy we also have a series of easy read guides which can be accessed below.

Easy read guides on screening tests for you and your baby are below:

Week 4

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Your baby is now officially an embryo and is about the size of a poppy seed.

Please visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/4-weeks-pregnant/ for more information.

Week 8

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Your baby is now the size of a kidney bean and weighs 1g.

Please visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/8-weeks-pregnant/ for more information.

Week 12

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Welcome to the second trimester!

Your baby is about the size of a small lime and weighs approximately 14g.

You have hopefully seen your midwife for your 'booking in' appointment, if you have not yet seen a midwife please make an appointment quickly, so you can have all of your choices about screening tests explained and offered to you.

Please visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/12-weeks-pregnant/ for more information. You can also link to the 'Pregnancy Journey' area here.

Week 16

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Your baby is about the size of an avocado and weighs approximately 100g.

Please visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/16-weeks-pregnant/ for more information.

Week 20

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Your baby has grown in length and is now the length of a small banana and weighs approximately 300g. Around this time you will be offered your '20 week' scan, also known as the 'anatomy' or 'anomaly' scan.Click here for more information about screening.

This is a also a good time to talk and sing to your bump as your baby can now hear sounds. This is great way for you and your partner/family to bond with your baby.

Please visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/20-weeks-pregnant/ for more information.

Week 24

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Your baby has grown again to the approximate length of an ear of sweetcorn and weighs about 600g.

Please visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/24-weeks-pregnant/ for more information.

Week 28

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Welcome to the third trimester!

Your baby is now approximately the weight of an aubergine; about 1kg and approximately 37cm in length.

Please visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/28-weeks-pregnant/ for more information.

Week 32

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Your baby now weighs approximately the same as a coconut; around 1.5kg.

Please visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/32-weeks-pregnant/ for more information.

Week 36

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Your baby is now around the same size as a lettuce, approximately 47cm long and weighs around 2.6kg.

Please visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/36-weeks-pregnant/ for more information.

Week 40

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Your baby is now the weight of a small watermelon which is approximately 3.3kg and around 50cm in length.

Please visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/40-weeks-pregnant/ for more information.