A woman had an extreme premature delivery. She gave birth to a baby boy at 23 weeks of gestation. The birth weight of the baby was 950 g m . Which of the following is most likely to be observed in thi

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A woman had an extreme premature delivery. She gave birth to a baby boy at 23 weeks of gestation. The birth weight of the baby was 950 g m . Which of the following is most likely to be observed in this baby?

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The baby's heart forms after 4 weeks of pregnancy. The limbs and digits form at the end of 8 weeks. The external genitals form at the end of 12 weeks. As the baby was born at 23 weeks, these features will mostly be well developed in the baby. Features like body hair, separation of eyelids and formation of eyelashes complete at the end of 24 weeks. As the baby was born prior to it, most likely these features will not be adequately formed in the baby.

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