Becca is at her regular prenatal checkup.The doctor tells her,"The organs are highly developed and now we mainly want the baby to gain weight." Based on this,Becca's baby is currently in the ________ stage of development.

A) germinal
B) embryonic
C) fetal
D) critical

Fetal Stage

The fetal stage is the last stage of prenatal development, beginning in the ninth week of pregnancy and continuing until birth, characterized by rapid growth and maturation of organs and body systems.

Embryonic

Pertains to the earliest stage of development, typically before birth, often used in biology to describe the early stages of an organism's development.

Germinal

Pertaining to the earliest stage of development, particularly right after fertilization in organisms.