improve our growth all the way from prenatal to late adult lives. As a developmental psychologist‚ I am aware that humans go through four main stages in our lives: Prenatal‚ Childhood‚ Adolescence‚ and Adulthood. Each stage functions differently so it’s imperative to know how we can improve every stage. The first stage is prenatal. A strategy I would share with the mother to help develop her child while it is in the womb is to increase her knowledge in child development. It is important to understand
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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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Factors and Hazards of Infant Development Pregnancy is a very momentous occasion in a woman’s life. I have yet to experience the miracle of being pregnant‚ but I could only imagine the various thoughts and emotions that run through a mother-to-be’s head. In the midst of all the excitement that comes with planning for a new baby‚ parents tend to forget how important maternal health is for prenatal development; The three factors or hazards I feel that are the most important for parents to understand
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Factors affecting Prenatal Development The elaborate details of life begin with a single cell that develops into a full term fetus within approximately 40 weeks‚ 280 days or 10 lunar months. The course of this pre-natal development is divided into three main periods: germinal‚ embryonic‚ and fetal. In order to have a healthy baby at the end of the term‚ there are a few factors which have to be kept in mind by the mother. 1. Maternal nutrition Fetus gets the nourishment from maternal blood
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During the fetal stage of development‚ approximately week 10 to week 14‚ I learned the baby’s facial structures become clear and established‚ and their tooth buds begin to form. Next‚ the child’s tissues and organs will grow and develop‚ while the webbing aspect diminishes from their fingers and toes. At this point in the fetal stage‚ the baby begins to develop fingerprints and fingernails‚ and the child will begin to create a fist with his/her hands and curl their toes. While the child continues
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Factors affecting pre-natal development a. Maternal Health Since the placenta cannot filter out extremely small disease carriers‚ such as viruses‚ children can be born with malaria‚ measles‚ chicken pox‚ mumps‚ syphilis‚ or other venereal diseases that have been transmitted from the mother. Rubella is the most widespread of the viruses that have a teratogenic effect. If a pregnant woman contracts rubella in the first three months of pregnancy‚ she is likely to give birth to a child with
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that can negatively impact the developing person. During prenatal development‚ environmental factors can significantly affect the development of the child. Most everything the mother ingests‚ including food‚ liquid‚ and even medication‚ travels through the placenta to the fetus; anything the mother is exposed to in the environment affects the fetus. The factors that associated with this scenario are smoking‚ alcohol‚ stress‚ nutrition‚ prenatal vitamins‚ and no establish care with a doctor. Having a
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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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Week 3 Assignment Application: Scholarly Writing What is scholarly writing? How does it differ from day-to-day writing and why is it important to someone pursuing an academic degree and planning to become a professional? As you learn about some of the elements of scholarly writing and how to write for specific audiences‚ you will gain the skills necessary to complete written assignments that are appropriate in your role as a Walden student in a master’s or doctorate program. In this Application
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Prenatal Development • In the life span development the shortest is the period of the newborn or infancy • This period‚ which begins at conception and ends at birth‚ is approximately 270 to 280 days in length or nine calendar months. • How life begins? o New life begins with the union of male sex cell and female sex cell. o These sex cells are developed in the reproductive organs‚ the gonads. o Male gonad is “testes” and female gonad is “ovaries” o Male sex cell is referred as “spermatozoon”
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