Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter Chapter 12: Stillbirth, Gestalt Psychology, Miscarriage

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Laura Fazakas- De Hoog

Document Summary

The placenta and umbilical cord develop (placenta has membranes that allow nutrients to pass, and the umbilical cord has blood vessels that carry these nutrients. By week 8 the heart is beating, brain forming, and facial features form fetal stage: week 9-birth muscles become stronger and bodily systems develop. 24 weeks the eyes open, and at 28 weeks the fetus is at the age of viability: would probably survive if born prematurely. Maternal malnutrition is associated with premature birth, miscarriage, stillbirth, etc. Fetal alcohol syndrome (fas): severe group of abnormalities that result from prenatal teratogens: environmental agents that cause abnormal prenatal development rubella: can cause blindness, deafness, mental retardation, and heart defects. Stds: passed from mother to fetus, may cause brain damage, blindness, deafness, etc exposure to alcohol facial abnormalities, and small malformed brains. Nicotine: a teratogen, increases risk of miscarriage and premature birth. Babies born to crack heads or heroin addicts are often born addicted.