第 24 週：你好，存活能力！
您的寶寶現在大約像 一根玉米.
平均身長: 30 公分
(頭腳長)
本週您的寶寶
24 週是一個重要的分水嶺，這被視為「存活门檻」，代表如果在此時出生且有密集的醫療介入，他們是有存活機會的。肺部繼續成熟，皮膚薄且皺皺的，呈現粉紅色，因為微小的血管就隱約在表層下。
本週您的身體
感覺刺刺麻麻的？水腫可能會壓迫手腕神經，導致類似腕隧道症候群（Carpal tunnel syndrome）的疼痛。嘗試每半小時伸展一下手腕來緩解。您可能也會覺得特別餓，但請記住每個孕肚成長的速度不同，不需要太擔心大小，目前還不需要額外的熱量。
給伴侶的提示
妊娠糖尿病篩檢通常發生在 24 到 28 週之間。陪她一起去產檢給予支持，並在需要時提醒她禁食。協助將她的腳墊高來緩解水腫。此外，試著避開極度嘈雜的場所，因為突如其來的巨大聲響對媽媽和寶寶都可能造成不安。
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When Is It Safe to Deliver Your Baby? - University of Utah Healthhttps://healthcare.utah.edu/womens-health/pregnancy-birth/preterm-birth/when-is-it-safe-to-deliver
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Fetal development: The second trimester - Mayo Clinichttps://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/pregnancy-week-by-week/in-depth/fetal-development/art-20046151
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Fetal Development: Week-by-Week Stages of Pregnancy - Cleveland Clinichttps://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/7247-fetal-development-stages-of-growth
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Carpel tunnel syndrome (CTS) in pregnancy - South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trusthttps://www.southtees.nhs.uk/resources/carpel-tunnel-syndrome-cts-in-pregnancy/#:~:text=What%20is%20it?,or%20out%20of%20the%20bed.
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Glucose challenge test - Mayo Clinichttps://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/glucose-challenge-test/about/pac-20394277
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When can a fetus hear? Everything you want to know - Medical News Todayhttps://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/324464#can-the-fetus-hear-music