Applying for a U.S. Passport. The U.S. Department of State, which issues passports, no longer accepts birth certificates issued by the Jersey City/Hudson County Office of Vital Statistics. You must get a new certified copy of your birth certificate from the New Jersey Office of Vital Statistics and Registry.
The baby's heart starts to beat at around 6 weeks. You may be able to hear â and see â your baby's heart beat for the first time when you're about 8 weeks pregnant if you have an early ultrasound exam. Otherwise, you'll probably first hear it with a fetal Doppler at a regular prenatal care visit. Your caregiver may be able to find it with the Doppler as early as 10 weeks, but it's more common to hear it at 12 weeks. How early the sound can be picked up depends on your baby's position in your uterus, your weight, and the accuracy of your due date.
It depends on how pregnant you are. Your baby will start to hear between 23 weeks and 27 weeks. The constant beat of your heart is the clearest sound for him, but he'll also be able to hear some of the things going on around you. Your baby will only hear low-pitched sounds to start with. These sounds will be mostly what's going on in your body, such as blood pumping through your vessels, your tummy gurgling and your breathing. Between about 29 weeks and 33 weeks your baby starts to make out high-pitched sounds too, such as a child's cry or a car alarm. You may be able to tell if your baby can hear sounds outside your womb (uterus) by playing music, and reading or talking to him. If he can hear what's going on, he may respond by moving around more. Studies of newborn behaviour show that babies get used to the music and voices they've heard in the womb.