CLD 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Umbilical Cord, Prenatal Development, Miscarriage

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Early Childhood Studies
• Course: CLD 101
• Professor: Maria Petrescu

Document Summary

Task 3: three stages: the germinal stage, embryonic stage and the fetal stage, physical activity, smoking, environment (place with pollution, eating fish with mercury, etc), having stress and anxiety, the environment the mother grew up in (e. g Growing up in abusive home), maternal age: some factors include the environment (chemicals of diet and the actual environment) and age of father. Ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm; develops into diff parts (on slides) Embryonic stage- the stage common for miscarriage, sometimes miscarriage happens without mom knowing she"s pregnant. 3 months is when the gender is revealed. The mozart effect- no actual scientific proof, do as much talking or singing to the child and it won"t really impact the child. If the baby kicks a lot, the baby will very active. To have a healthy pregnancy, maternal diet + medical care is important. A moms diet while pregnant is important to (cid:272)hild"s eating habits.