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The duty of a doctor who cares for pregnant woman is not limited to medical care alone. He has to give her all the necessary information regarding her pregnancy and make her comfortable to pass through this critical stage of life. The woman is all boggled by the hormonal changes that occur in her body and is also concerned about the well-being of her child. Endless questions hover in her mind and she wants reasonable answers to all of them. Assessing pregnancy week by week is the most important step if one wants to have a positive outcome of the pregnancy. 

Each week of pregnancy is related to specific events in the life of the fetus. Starting from an embryo, a human form is developed with all the details within very short time but after that watching whether the fetus is developing properly is a task in itself. Also, weeks of pregnancy bring different changes for mother too. She will suffer from morning sickness in initial months, thereafter she will start with the quickening in may be fifth month. These all changes if told to her in advance, she will face them without fear and with knowledge. 

If the woman faces some problems during conception and fails to conceive after one year of uninterrupted intercourse, she may be labeled as infertile. Also the husband may be having some problem like azoospermia. In these cases, the couple may opt for assisted pregnancy like In Vitro Fertilization. In such cases, utmost care has to be taken to have proper antenatal period, labor and post partum.