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    Prenatal development, also known as antenatal development, is the process of the development of a human fetus during pregnancy, from fertilization of the egg until the birth of the child. There are many factors that can contribute to the development of the fetus and many threats that can impact it. Most prenatal development occurs in a normal manner, however; there are many things that can go wrong during this vulnerable time and usually are caused by genetic or environmental factors. While the hazards

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    The prenatal affects of lead poisoning greatly influence the child’s early life from mental disorders to poor health. According to one of my sources, high Blood Lead Levels (BLLs) around 350 micro grams in infants during pregnancy can result in various birth defects such as reduced gestational age, weight at birth, and facial deformities. As well as other various mental affects ranging from, anaemia, impaired visual and motor functions, hearing loss, mild mental developmental delay, attention spans

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    Although there are many factors that affect the development of the fetus, research on the specific effects of prenatal maternal stress and the resulting negative outcomes for the development of the fetus will be reviewed. While there is knowledge of these harmful effects in scientific and medical communities, researchers are still in the midst of discovering the results of these negative effects on human development. An overall review of the literature suggests that this topic is still relatively

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    conception, prenatal development. Prenatal development can easily be categorized as a fascinating period of great anatomical and physiological progress. Yet, as time progresses and the wonders of medical technology advance at a limitless pace, such a time has recently been viewed as a period of constant and profound examinations for unborn infants. The term, prenatal examinations, can be divided into the three categories of prenatal screenings, genetic screenings, and diagnostic screenings. Prenatal screenings

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    life start with prenatal development. This is the most essential part of the human development process. Prenatal care for a woman starts from the egg is fertilized until the actually delivery of the new born. When it comes to prenatal development, there are many concerns in care. Some of the main areas of concern are the actually care that woman received while being in this stage. Most writing and viewpoints that are shined on this topic are for the advancement and importance in prenatal care. The general

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    The creation of a human being is a miraculous process. When many people hear human development, they tend to think about infancy or adolescent years when kids go through puberty, but the most amazing developmental processes take place in the prenatal stage. The amount of growth and change that occurs during the nine-month gestational period is almost incomprehensible. Prenatal development is broken down into three stages, the Germinal stage, the Embryonic Stage, and the Fetal stage. This paper will

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    chronologically, and 9 months developmentally. Shannon’s areas of concern are her visual impairment as well as developmental delays in motor, cognitive, communication and social and emotional areas. Shannon appears to be in the neonate stage of development regardless of her chronological and developmental age; due to her under developed respiratory system, digestive system, cognitive, communication and motor system. Regarding communication, receptive language is an area of concern; I would say

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    an impact on the wellbeing of the mother and development of the child. The mother’s religious community may provide a strong support network for the mother, while her beliefs may provide her with a source of stress relief, therefore minimizing the fetus’s exposure to stress hormones. Additionally, the mother’s religious beliefs and culture may influence decisions she makes regarding prenatal healthcare and childbirth. One area of prenatal development that can be effected by spiritual belief is regarding

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    Stages of Prenatal Brain Development?”, the author Matthew Brodsky explains the different stages of prenatal brain development. The author states that the first stages of prenatal development occur throughout the first nine months of a woman’s pregnancy. The first nine months are crucial months for a baby because that is where all of their main organs start to form for the first stages of life. Matthew Brodsky’s facts about prenatal development advanced the meaning of each stage of prenatal brain development

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    Prenatal development is the period in development from conception to the onset of labor. Perinatal period is the period beginning about the seventh month of pregnancy and continuing until about four weeks after birth. Postnatal development is the period in development the follows directly after birth. The germinal stage is the stage lasting about ten -fourteen days following conception before the fertilized egg becomes implanted in the uterine wall. The embryonic stage is the stage in which

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