L33 Psych 321 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Patau Syndrome, Isotretinoin, Late Termination Of Pregnancy
7 Dec 2020
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Impact of teratogen might be delayed drug meant to block spontaneous abortion affects offspring in twenties (increased risk of vaginal/testicular cancer: how teratogens influence prenatal development. If not getting right proteins, vitamins, and minerals, specifically folic acid, then risk for spina bifida is increased: maternal stress: women with greater anxiety have babies earlier and with lower birth weight. If not first pregnancy, then better outcomes: older eggs not as healthy could have little things that didn"t split off from first or second polar body. Children"s abilities: clear negative correlations between pcb level of exposure and verbal and. Indirect complication=post-partum depression of mother: table in text that shows 9 in 1000 infants do not survive in the us near the bottom of industrialized nation-every nation above us provides free or extremely cheap healthcare for prenatal care. Infant mortality rate much higher in minorities and especially african.
