prenatal development 3

Examples of Terogens:

• Disease and illness

  • diabetes

• Drugs

• Diet

  • Health of pregnant person and baby

  • Specific nutrients 

  • Central nervous system 

• Age

  • under 16 (delivery risk), over 35 (child develops tristomy 21)

• Pregnant person emotions

  • Stress, anxiety, depression

  • Hormonal changes

  • Decreased blood supply to uterus

• Environmental pollutant

  • industrial chemicals present at home and workplace

Factors that impact teratogen

Teratogens: diet and age

Diet:

• Health of pregnant person and baby

• Specific nutrients 

• Central nervous system 

Age: under 16, over 35

Teratogens: Emotions and pollutants

Emotions:

• Stress, anxiety, depression

• Hormonal changes

• Decreased blood supply to uterus

Environmental pollutants:

Teratogens: legal drugs

• caffeine

• aspirin

• alc

• cannabis

• accutane

• birth control

Non gestational parent influences to teratogen:

• Chromosomal damage

• Intimate partner violence

• Sperm damage

• Second hand smoke

Critical period of prenatal development. Examples of most vulnerable organs/systems

all organs form during the first eight weeks of gestation.

• Nervous system

• Brain and heart

• Limbs and eyes

• External genitalia

Prenatal development from Fetus's Experience. Prenatal stages and events during each