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    Teratogen Case Study

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    future. Teratogens can be found in many forms such as a chemical substance‚ virus or medication. Part 2 (FAS): Fetal Alcohol syndrome also known as FAS is a disorder that a fetus can contract if their mother drinks alcohol while pregnant. When a mother ingests alcohol it travels through the umbilical cord and thus affecting the baby directly. In other words if the mother drinks alcohol so does the baby. Unfortunately‚ it is predicted that one in every 750 infants are born being affected by FAS. However

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    Trust vs. Mistrust If a child successfully develops trust‚ he or she will feel safe and secure in the world. Caregivers who are inconsistent‚ emotionally unavailable‚ or rejecting contribute to feelings of mistrust in the children they care for. Failure to develop trust will result in fear and a belief that the world is inconsistent and unpredictable. Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt Like Freud‚ Erikson believed that toilet training was a vital part of this process. Erikson believe that learning

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    Elizabeth Delaney Prominent Symbols In Hills Like White Elephants: White Elephants‚ The Bead Curtain‚ and Alcohol In most works of literature not everything is what it seems. An image‚ character‚ item‚ or act that has prominence in the story is called a symbol. Symbols go beyond their literal meaning and purpose. Some symbols universally represent similar things‚ but they can also be literary symbols‚ which are specific to the text.  In The Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway‚ a couple

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    is vital to proper development both in the womb and once the child is born. Another behavior that can have an adverse effect on the growing child is alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Alcohol is a teratogen‚ which is known to be harmful to human development (http://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/alcohol.html). Consuming alcohol during

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    Prenatal Drug Abuse

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    may harm her own health‚ interfering with her ability to support the pregnancy. Also‚ some drugs can directly impair prenatal development. All illegal drugs‚ such as heroin and cocaine‚ pose dangers to a pregnant woman. Legal substances‚ such as alcohol and tobacco‚ are also dangerous‚ and even medical drugs‚ both prescription and over-the-counter‚ can be harmful. For her own health and the health of the child‚ a woman should avoid all of them as much as possible from the time she first plans to

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    Birth Defects

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    normal course of fetal development‚ cells migrate to their appropriate destination so that organs and limbs form where they should. Usually‚ the genes perform flawlessly‚ but mistakes can and do occur. Some of the most common birth defetc s results from the interaction between one or two abnormal genes out of 100‚000 that make up who we are. This is caused by the genes parents pass on or effetc ed by drugs and alcohol upon the fetus of a new born child. Down’s syndrome‚ the most common

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    unborn children. Alcohol consumption during pregnancy is a prime example of this. There is never an acceptable amount or a safe time to drink during pregnancy. The first trimester is the most important time because vital organs form during this time. The heart is forming and dividing into four chambers‚ the vital organs such as the digestive tract and the esophagus‚ stomach‚ and liver. Even the respiratory tract is forming by week four. The effects of prenatal consumption of alcohol are birth defects

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    Long Paper

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    between maternal behaviours and foetal development‚ this researcher aims at first identifying what is meant by ‘maternal behaviours’ and ‘foetal development’. secondly‚ examining these behaviours specifically maternal smoking‚ stress and anxiety‚ alcohol consumption‚ maternal infections and nutrition and their effects on the developing foetus and lastly‚ to conclude this paper with an outline of some of the many roles an expecting mother is expected to play in order to ensure the healthy wellbeing

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    Brain Development

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    could have been and can be prevented‚ others you‚ or your parents‚ have no control over. Preventable or not‚ the brain physically and functionally is affected by many different factors‚ some of which include: gender‚ learning disabilities and Fetal alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). The male and female brains have many differences in their structure and functions. Have you ever noticed that men tend to not talk as much as women? Have you ever thought this might be how their brains

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