Prenatal Development

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What are the 3 stages of prenatal development?
Zygote, Embryo and Foetal
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How long does each stage last?
0-2 weeks, 2-8 weeks and 8 weeks +
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During which stage is damage to the baby most harmful and why?
Zygote stage as this is where organ development is most critical.
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What are teratogens and give some examples.
Substances, which when ingested by mother can be harmful to the baby. e.g. cocaine, nicotine, alcohol
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Discuss Ness et al's study
Studies miscarriages and non miscarriages large inner city sample, urine analysis found cocaine increases miscarriage 1.4x and tobacco 1.8x
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What disorder can drinking alcohol lead to?
F.A.S - affects the CNS. Connor et al - impaired motor ability, language, concentration
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What methods help us to gain insight from foetus'?
FHR - FOETAL HEART RATE
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Research showing insight from newborns?
De casper et al and Hepper - babies can hear before birth
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