Swedish photographer, Lennart Nilsson (1922 – 2017) had been a science enthusiast whose love for photography led him into doing something incredible using a cystoscope.
In 1965, LIFE magazine published several of his amazing pictures on the process of how a child is conceived.
The first images he took in 1957 were in black and white and not entirely clear.
However, he repeated the same process in 1965 and produced such amazing photos that we could not resist sharing them with you.
Scroll down below to check out the beauty of life being formed!
The initial stage of conception
The sperm is moving towards the egg through the fallopian tube.
Spermatozoon swam swiftly towards egg via fallopian tube
The egg with which the sperm will fuse.
The Attraction
The moment when the sperm meets the egg.
A very crucial stage.
The Entrance
One out of many sperms is chosen to fuse with the egg.
A close picture of a spermatozoon
The head of the spermatozoon has all the genetic material.
Baby In Womb
It takes a week for the embryo to move from the fallopian tube to the womb.
And the childbirth starts here.
Implantation
A week has passed, and the embryo is attached to the womb’s wall.
This stage is crucial for the baby to be born.
Day 22
A 22 days old embryo looks like this.
The grey area later develops into a brain.
Beating heart on day 18
The heart of the child being born develops on the 18th day.
Day 28
This is how a fetus looks after 28 days of fertilization.
The face starts developing
After five weeks the fetus is about 9 millimeter in size and starts developing the crevices of the face.
Day 40
The placenta starts forming at around day 40.
Adorable life forming inside continues to grow
Eight weeks have passed, and every initial stage has been crossed.
Here is how the child looks when it’s just an eight weeks old embryo.
10th Week
The eyelids finally open during the 10th week and slowly, the eyes are formed.
The hands start moving slowly
The fetus understands the womb using the fingers.
Week 16
The form of the full-grown baby is visible.
Developed nerves
You can be able to visualize the blood vessels of the baby under the translucent skin.
Week 18
On the 18th week, the fetus can start detecting the sound coming from the outside environment.
19 weeks
The fetus now has nails eyebrows and hair.
20 weeks
Approximately 20cm. Woolly hair, known as lanugo, covers the entire head.
24 weeks
This would be the Brain development phase.
26 weeks
Reference: Artfido
