{"id":70858,"date":"2020-12-28T08:07:19","date_gmt":"2020-12-28T08:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=70858"},"modified":"2023-10-11T06:36:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T06:36:02","slug":"quickening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/quickening\/","title":{"rendered":"Quickening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Movements of the fetus felt by the mother which usually occurs about the 4th month of pregnancy.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The first sign of life in an unborn baby, usually after about four months of pregnancy, when the mother can feel it moving in her uterus.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The baby\u2019s first movements in the uterus, generally felt by mothers during the 18th to 20th weeks of the pregnancy, sometimes as early as the 16th week, especially in second and subsequent pregnancies. It often starts as a flutter, but later the woman should be able to feel\u2014and sometimes even see on her abdomen\u2014distinct kicks.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Pregnant woman\u2019s first awareness of the movement of the fetus, usually occurring about the 16th week of pregnancy but sometimes earlier.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The first movements of a fetus that a pregnant woman feels. Women usually feel quickening for the first time during the 16th week of their first pregnancy. In subsequent pregnancies, quickening can occur as early as the 14th week.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The first movement of a baby in the womb that is felt by the mother. Quickening is usually experienced after about four months of pregnancy, although it may occur up to about two months earlier. In some normal pregnancies fetal movements may never be felt.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The first movements of a fetus in the womb as experienced by the mother, usually around the 16th week of pregnancy.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A woman\u2019s initial awareness of the movement of the fetus within her womb (uterus). Most commonly, fetal activity is first reported between 18 and 20 weeks\u2019 gestation.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>The initial movements of the fetus perceived by an expectant woman, typically happening around 18 weeks into the pregnancy.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 gizmo:border-0 dark:border-gray-900\/50 gizmo:dark:border-0 bg-gray-50 gizmo:bg-transparent dark:bg-[#444654] gizmo:dark:bg-transparent sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-3\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 gizmo:gap-3 gizmo:md:px-5 gizmo:lg:px-1 gizmo:xl:px-5 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] gizmo:md:max-w-3xl gizmo:lg:max-w-[40rem] gizmo:xl:max-w-[48rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 gizmo:w-full md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)] agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words overflow-x-auto\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>During pregnancy, a woman will often experience her baby&#8217;s movements inside the womb for the first time. This sensation typically happens around the twentieth week of pregnancy. To the mother, it might feel like a gentle touch of a feather on her abdomen, or she might notice more pronounced movements as the baby shifts its limbs.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Movements of the fetus felt by the mother which usually occurs about the 4th month of pregnancy. The first sign of life in an unborn baby, usually after about four months of pregnancy, when the mother can feel it moving in her uterus. 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