Chap 3 & 4 Flashcards
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Anything in the environment that can produce a birth defect
Teratogen
Susceptible throughout most of pregnancy
CNS
What are some signs of Fetal Alcohol syndrome?
retardation, facial asymmetries, small head
What is the primary preventable cause of mental retardation
drinking when pregnant
Signs of smoking while pregnant
low birthweight, retarded growth, increase risk of SIDS
Signs of mercury exposure
memory, sensory, emotional impairment
*source= fish, environment
Lack of folic acid
Spina Bifida
Lead poisoning causes
variety of neurobiological problems including lower IQ
Zika virus causes
Microcephaly
Stages of prenatal development
- Germinal (fertilization to 2 weeks)
- Embryonic stage (2-8 weeks)
- Fetal stage (8 weeks to birth)
Apgar scale
Appearance-pink Pulse- >100 *Grimice- do Activity- strong Respiration- Crying is good
Why are Maternal Death rates rising in US?
c sections
older moms
obesity
Causes of preterm babies
multiple births too little time between pregnancies mother too young health of mom stress
placenta wears out blood supply low and delivery riskier
Post mature
diabetes only during pregnancy
Gestational diabetes
“Real SIDS” is relaed to
prenatal smoking, drinking, drug use- neurological issues
Likely due to hormone shifts, can also effect babies
Postpartum depression
early learning capabilities
- Classical conditioning
- Operant conditioning
- Habituation
When you introduce something new to a baby you get an
orienting response- quiet, attentive, slowed heartrate
head develops first, lower body develops later
Cephalocaudal
more gross motor control than ability to control fingers
proximodistal
Principles of growth and development
- cephalocaudal
- proximodistal
*early detection of autism
pathways that get used are strenghtenes and the ones that we dont use deminish
synamtic pruning
developing structure or behavior is modifiable due to experience- high in infancy
Plasticity
