Unit4 Lifestages

Growth and development are shown through The 8 different life stages these are; conception, pregnancy and birth, infancy, childhood, adolescence, Adulthood, later adulthood, and final stages of life. This span out through a person’s life, they are split into 8 parts to show the key development stages and mile stones each human goes through as they grow and develop. Each life stage contains the developmental norms which everyone goes through although due to generics, this happen at different rates

Conception
PYSICAL- the physical developments of conception is the fertilisation of the egg.
Pregnancy & birth
PYSICAL- the physical developments of pregnancy and birth are the changes the foetus makes up until he is ready to be born. Within the stages of pregnancy the physical changes the foetus takes on are rapid, within the second month the foetus grows from 5mm to 40mm and by the seventh week the foetus has individual finger prints.by the fifth month the foetus weighs about 460g, this also is stated to be the most active stage of pregnancy as the foetus begins to develop “behaviour states” and practices breathing and other vital life skills.
Within the last stages of pregnancy the foetus changes position so their head is face down this is the usual delivery position, if the foetus doesn’t move into this position the child will be born “breech” which can often course complications for the mother. Immediately after birth the baby should gasp and cry this is a physical activity it has been practicing over the last few months in order to survive, and is starts the lungs working. Just after birth the babies will follow similar patterns to what they did with in the womb. infancy 0-3 PHYSICAL- within the first 3 years of life is when the most physical change occurs going from being fully dependant to independent with walking skills and basic self-help. Along with this they also need much more sleep as they grow at a rapid rate learning many new things every day.