RUNNGING HEAD: The Prenatal Period The Prenatal Period: 3 Stages and Drugs Kelsey Fitzmaurice Introduction to Psychology Abstract The Prenatal Period last about nine months and consists of three different stages. The first stage is Germinal then Embryonic and finally the fetal stage. The baby goes through many different developmental changes during the prenatal period. Each stage brings new developments to a great bundle of life we call our baby. Ovulation is the release of an ovum
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Prenatal Development has three main stages. The first stage‚ also known as the germinal period‚ begins with conception that creates a fertilized egg. The cell division begins 24 to 36 hours after the conception. The mass of the cells‚ known as the embryo‚ is the next stage of the prenatal development. The beginning of this period is the time when the mass of cells becomes distinct human being. By the tenth week‚ the gestational stage of the embryo has acquired the basic form and the next period
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CARE OF THE MOTHER/ FETUS during the PERINATAL period Prenatal care • A. ASSESSMENT • HISTORY • P.E. • S/S of pregnancy • Diagnostic procedures and lab exams • Vital signs • Common discomforts • Danger signs • Local and systemic changes of pregnancy • B. Nursing diagnosis • C. Planning/ intervention • Health promotion./management Nutrition metabolic • Elimination
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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
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There are plenty of available prenatal tests that can be done in order to determine certain things regarding a fetus. Some of these tests are necessary however‚ some are not‚ and although‚ they may be able to provide valuable information‚ they can also carry risks‚ even if they may be small. For instance‚ an amniocentesis is done to screen for birth defects and chromosome abnormality by inserting a needle through the mother’s abdomen and retrieving amniotic fluid. Although‚ the risk of a miscarriage
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indoors in a glass bubble? Unfortunately‚ one cannot hide from all of life’s environmental factors‚ but one can educate them self enough to know what studies have proven to be harmful teratogens to their unborn child‚ especially during the embryonic period. “A teratogen is any agent that can potentially cause a birth defect or negatively alter cognitive and behavioral outcomes. The field of study that investigates the causes of birth defects is called teratology. Some exposures to teratogens do
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Prenatal Care for Expectant Mothers Proper prenatal care‚ nutrition and appropriate medical attention are imperative for a healthy pregnancy. However with ever increasing health insurance and medical costs‚ it is incredibly expensive to stay insured or cover pregnancy-related expenses out of pocket. The costs of delivery are increasing and the expense of insurance doesn’t seem much better. There are resources available which may be able to provide free or low-cost prenatal care. In
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system of cells that allows for the fetus to maintain homeostasis and function in the world independent from it’s prenatal life source. The fetus transitions through three distinct periods of prenatal development‚ germinal‚ embryonic‚ and fetal arriving at the end of the third trimester with organized systems that allows for regulated functioning. During the course of prenatal periods the introduction of teratogens has the potential to disrupt the natural course of progress‚ factors associated with
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taHeavy drinking by pregnant women can be devastating to offspring. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are a cluster of abnormalities and problems that appear in the offspring of mothers who drink alcohol heavily during pregnancy. The abnormalities include facial deformities and defective limbs‚ face‚ and heart (Klingenberg & others‚ 2010). Most children with FASD have learning problems and many are below average in intelligence with some that are mentally retarded (Dalen & others‚ 2009)
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The Prenatal Environment of the Developing Organism 1 The developing unborn baby is being studied today in ways that were not possible a short time ago. Increased sophistication in technology‚ such as ultrasound imaging‚ has allowed us to examine the developing organism early in development and with great detail. Newer technology‚ such as the MRI‚ is giving us an even more accurate‚ intricate description of the developing fetus (Fetal MRI‚ 2004). Where are we going with this technology?
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