HDFS 2403 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Intraventricular Hemorrhage, Amniotic Sac, Cerebral Palsy
20 Dec 2018
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Chapter 5 anxiety maternal depression stress (hormones) intimate partner violence. Ovum and sperm combine 23 chromosomes each to create a new cell with a new set of 46 chromosomes. By the end of the first trimester, the fetus can make a fist, move their arms and legs, and begin a sleep cycles, grasp, suck, and swallow. External features such as eyes, ears, arms, and legs, and the internal organs have begun to form. Fetus grows to about 15 inches and weighs about 2 pounds and 11 ounces. The fetus is active about half the time and the mother can sometimes feel the movement. Heartbeat and sometimes even crying can be heard with a stethoscope. Can survive a premature birth but may have complications. The brain is rapidly developing, perhaps in part stimulated by movement, light, temp changes, and sounds. Afp: test mothers blood to help know if the child will have a disability.
