The effect of prenatal alcohol exposure Scientific Writing June 2010 The effect of prenatal alcohol exposure Introduction: Alcohol is a drug with a depressant effect. Alcohol can negatively affect your brain‚ liver‚ central nervous system‚ and heart. The immediate effects of alcohol consumption are delayed reflexes and slurred speech. Since it is a depressant‚ alcohol slows down your
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Running Head: Environmental Problems in Prenatal Development Environmental Problems in Prenatal Development Abstract For my research topic‚ I chose environmental problems in prenatal development. I chose this topic because I have a great interest in prenatal development and the care the mother provides that will negatively affect the fetus while it is still developing. Learning about the problems that occur will be an enormous advantage with my future career in nursing. Throughout my
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Prenatal and Postpartum Scenario PSY 280 5/19 Prenatal and Postpartum Scenario There is importance to providing a safe and healthy environment for your child to develop and grow‚ whether it be during gestation or the first few months of life. In this pamphlet we will discuss the activities that a pregnant or postpartum woman can do to positively affect their infants future development. There will be discussion as to why each activity is important and also how it will affect your Childs
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emotional relieve. While pregnant‚ women are often advised by their healthcare providers to undergo a series of prenatal tests‚ to monitor the development of the fetus. In the United States of America -- a country known for its diversity-- women come from different backgrounds and their decisions to undergo prenatal testing often depends on their race‚ education‚ religion‚ and/or income. Prenatal testing‚ although put into practice to screen and diagnose any potential fetal abnormalities and defects‚
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Because I’m not planning to have children for a while‚ I have never learned or thought about what actually occurs during prenatal development and pregnancy. I had never actually watched a pregnancy video before‚ so I was intrigued by the visuals and illustrations. During this video‚ I was reminded how fascinating the human body is‚ especially because our body knows exactly
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Prenatal and Postpartum Scenario Sorie Conteh PSY/280 August 12‚ 2012 Adams James Memo To: Pregnant and Postpartum Women From: Developmental Psychologist Subject: Prenatal and Postpartum Activities Date: November 8th‚ 2012 Most pregnant woman imagine how their developing fetus looks like‚ what the developing fetus is doing at a particular point‚ and aspire to deliver a healthy baby. Most important‚ many prenatal and postpartum women are eager to know what she can do to help deliver
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Time spent during prenatal development creates a special bond between the mother and child. During this time‚ biological factors such as hormones pass through the placental barrier from the mother and into the fetus’ bloodstream. Additionally‚ umbilical cord transports materials such as nutrients to the fetus. Due to the direct connection‚ mothers are strongly advised not to consume teratogens such as alcohol‚ drugs‚ or other substance that may be detrimental to a fetus during pregnancy. Intangible
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to have a regular prenatal care in order to monitor the health of your unborn baby. When considering the stage of prenatal development‚ the teratogens that the
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Prenatal Development-The Miracle of Life Have you ever thought about what an absolute miracle your life is? Imagine how you came to be. Out of thousands of eggs and millions of sperm‚ one egg and one sperm united to produce you. Had the union of sperm and egg come a day or even a month earlier or later‚ you might have been every different‚ maybe the opposite sex or with blonde hair of longer legs. Conception occurs when a single sperm cell from the male unites with an ovum (egg) in the females’
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Prenatal screening Screening for Down syndrome is available to about 53.5% of mothers on a maternal age basis‚ and the remaining 46.5% of health boards provide serum screening for all ages. There are several methods used in prenatal screening‚ these are usually used separately‚ and a number of factors are taken into account to determine which method should be used. Amniocentesis has been around for 20 years and is probably the most well known screening method. It involves testing a sample of the
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