different ways these disorders can be detected‚ as well as the different ways they affect the unborn baby‚ the mother‚ and the treatment plans. It is extremely important that the pregnant parents begin prenatal care as soon as the pregnancy is discovered. Beginning prenatal care early and continuing prenatal care throughout the course of the pregnancy can help to benefit both the baby
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energy into preparing for your little one’s arrival by going to your prenatal appointments‚ getting the nursery ready. registering at the hospital and choosing a pediatrician. Before you put the finishing touches on your little one’s wardrobe‚ it’s a good time to consider prenatal classes. While not every expecting couple decides to attend prenatal classes‚ doing so can help prepare you for delivery. (-- removed HTML --) Are Prenatal Classes Necessary? (-- removed HTML --) Nothing can prepare you
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addressed in this research are‚ how a stressed mother affects prenatal development of the fetus‚ how children living in families with poverty have lower cognitive and language development from stress‚ and the long-lasting effects that this stress may leave on the child. As well as‚ research into various coping mechanisms to lessen the effects of stress-induced poverty of a developing child. Keywords: Childhood‚ Poverty‚ Stress‚ Prenatal‚ Coping Table of Contents- Introduction The central research
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Impact of Prenatal Cocaine Exposure Prenatal nicotine exposure has been found to have avoidable effects on children and their mothers. Studies have shown that prenatal exposure can cause not only mental‚ but also physical harm on children that can ultimately cause life-course harm (Cho‚ Frijters‚ Zhang‚ Miller & Gruen‚ 2013). For example‚ a study resulted that nicotine exposure during prenatal can have damaging effects on the development of drugs in the offspring and ultimately cause wheezing in
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Prenatal Development: The Stages and Risks of Prenatal Development Ivy Tech University Jaime Heineman Pregnancy is an exciting time for the mother as well as her friends and family. It is an experience which has every emotion you can think of: joy‚ fear‚ curiosity‚ anxiety‚ and expectation. It is natural to be excited and afraid at the same time. Many expecting mothers are aware of the things they need to do and the things that they should avoid in order for their baby to grow and
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Pregnant women that smoke cigarettes on a daily basis can greatly harm their fetus. The Tobacco smoke in cigarettes greatly reduces fetal growth through the presence of nicotine‚ carbon monoxide‚ hydrogen cyanide‚ cadmium and various other aromatic hydrocarbons‚ but the two most dangerous chemicals that are found in cigarettes are nicotine and carbon monoxide. Nicotine causes the babies heart rate to speed up‚ reduces placental vascularisation‚ constricts the placental arteries‚ and thickens the
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Metaphors by Sylvia Plath Sylvia Plath is well known for her confessional style of writing. Her poem ‘Metaphors’ was written in the 1960’s and expresses her self-loathing during pregnancy. Unlike many poets‚ Plath isn’t afraid to express her inner feelings throughout her work and explore herself within her poetry. In her poem ‘Metaphors’ Plath uses the ‘I’ voice to make her writing deeply personal and convey her pessimistic attitude towards her body image during pregnancy. ‘Metaphors’ is written
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Last year‚ Opal went to the doctor for a strange lump in her breast. Thankfully‚ it was not cancer‚ but the doctor delivered a grim piece of news. She had a mutation in the BRCA1 gene‚ which meant a high likelihood of a cancer diagnosis later in life. Opal had no idea how to process the information‚ so her doctor sent her to a genetic counselor. Not everyone has the same opinion on going to the doctor‚ and definitely not everyone reacts to a diagnosis in a similar manner; highlighting why M.D.
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Stereotypes of life stages Stereotyping is when a judgement is made on a group of people because of the actions of a few. Stereotyping happens because of misinformation and other people’s opinions. There are many stereotypical perceptions of life stages and their possible effect on development. Each of the six life stages will be explained with the expected norms and how this affects the development. Foetal development There are many stereotypical views of foetal development. A pregnant woman
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Pregnancy is a very delicate time in which another human being is formed. It is as common as someone learning to drive or going to school‚ but when do everyday behaviors seen in our world today effect that developing offspring? Does drug or alcohol abuse actually hurt the unborn child? What about the mental health of the carrying mother; would depression or other mental illnesses hurt the baby? Do eating habits or exercise actually produce different traits once the child is born? During pregnancy
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