Lennart Nilsson – A Swedish photographer spent 12 years of his taking pictures of the foetus growing in the womb. These incredible photographs were taken with conventional cameras with macro lenses, an endoscope and scanning electron microscope. Nilsson used a magnification of hundreds of thousands and “worked” right in the womb.
Sperm traveling in the fallopian tube
A solitary egg cell
A sperm approaches the egg
Two sperms contend against each other to reach the egg first
A sperm is successful at penetrating the egg
The sperm has reached the egg, and cell division begins
The sperm after 6 days – The clump of cells has developed into a blastocyst containing many more
After 8 days, the embryo is attached to a wall of the uterus
The brain starts to develop in the human embryo
After four weeks, the embryo starts to take a somewhat familiar form.
After about 5 weeks and around 9mm (1/3rd of a inch) You can now distinguish the face with holes
6 weeks, the embryonic cells form the placenta. This organ connects the embryo to the uterine wall allowing nutrients to pass from the mother to the child.
Eight weeks The rapidly-growing embryo is well protected in the foetal sac
At ten weeks, the eyelids are semi-shut They will close completely in a few days
At 16 weeks the fetus uses its hands to explore its own body and its surroundings inside the womb
The skeleton consists mainly of flexible cartilage. A network of blood vessels is visible through the thin skin.
18 weeks. Approximately 5 inches The fetus can now perceive sounds from the outside world.
19 weeks – The fingernails start to become visible
At 20 weeks, approximately 6inches. Woolly hair, known as lanugo, covers the entire head.
24 weeks
26 weeks
34 weeks. The little human is getting ready to leave the uterus. It turns upside down because it will be easier to get out this way.
36 weeks The child will see the world very shortly
Now, the shocker.
Every single photo was taken shortly before an abortion.
