Prenatal
Alexis Incantalupo
Child Psychology DSL
Prenatal Advice
Professor Guallini
2/5/13
Congratulations on your first baby! This means that your husband’s sperm cell has successfully fertilized your egg cell! I understand that you are worried about potential problems throughout your pregnancy. Pregnancy can be a nerve-racking experience for any first time parent. These parents may worry about something going wrong while carrying a child such as the baby’s health, or they may worry about something going completely wrong during the delivery process. Although it is hard, many mothers should try not to stress throughout their pregnancy. Unnecessary stress can be one cause of problems for the developing baby. To reduce the anxiety, mothers need to be properly informed about what exactly is occurring throughout the entire pregnancy. Reading books and watching films may be informative; however, they may leave out important information regarding genetics, abnormalities and disorders, and prenatal development. Mothers will worry less when they understand the important aspects that contribute to a healthy pregnancy and safe delivery. The first thing both parents should understand is the process of heredity. Through genetics, parents can understand how the child’s characteristics and traits are inherited. The inherited influences are essential in the passing of all different characteristics and traits from parents such as weight, height, hair and eye color, shyness, and possibly different interests (Rathus, 2010, p.44). Both you and your husband will play a huge role in this child’s appearance and other biological aspects. Each parent has 23 chromosomes that will pass on to their future child (Rathus, 2010, p.44). In each chromosome there are thousands of different genes which will control the development of different traits (Rathus, 2010, p.44). For example, one gene may determine whether the child will have brown eyes and curly hair, or blue eyes and straight hair. Of
Child Psychology DSL
Prenatal Advice
Professor Guallini
2/5/13
Congratulations on your first baby! This means that your husband’s sperm cell has successfully fertilized your egg cell! I understand that you are worried about potential problems throughout your pregnancy. Pregnancy can be a nerve-racking experience for any first time parent. These parents may worry about something going wrong while carrying a child such as the baby’s health, or they may worry about something going completely wrong during the delivery process. Although it is hard, many mothers should try not to stress throughout their pregnancy. Unnecessary stress can be one cause of problems for the developing baby. To reduce the anxiety, mothers need to be properly informed about what exactly is occurring throughout the entire pregnancy. Reading books and watching films may be informative; however, they may leave out important information regarding genetics, abnormalities and disorders, and prenatal development. Mothers will worry less when they understand the important aspects that contribute to a healthy pregnancy and safe delivery. The first thing both parents should understand is the process of heredity. Through genetics, parents can understand how the child’s characteristics and traits are inherited. The inherited influences are essential in the passing of all different characteristics and traits from parents such as weight, height, hair and eye color, shyness, and possibly different interests (Rathus, 2010, p.44). Both you and your husband will play a huge role in this child’s appearance and other biological aspects. Each parent has 23 chromosomes that will pass on to their future child (Rathus, 2010, p.44). In each chromosome there are thousands of different genes which will control the development of different traits (Rathus, 2010, p.44). For example, one gene may determine whether the child will have brown eyes and curly hair, or blue eyes and straight hair. Of
Bibliography: Rathus, S. A. (2010). Childhood and adolescence: Voyages in development. (4 ed., pp. 08-29). Wadsworth Publishing Company.