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prenatal development
hazards to prenatal development
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Physiology
Undergraduate 3
05/31/2012

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maternal diet and nutrition
Definition
advised to gain 25-35lbs; diets that are missing important vitamins minerals or proteins typically result in still born, misscarriage and infant mortality
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emotional states and stress
Definition

intense anxiety results in low birth weight, misscarriage, and infant respiratory illness

-studies found that women who are anxious and under emotional stress--> have infants who are more active in the womb and tend to be irritable, cry more and have feeding and sleeping problems

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Maternal Age
Definition

teens diet, baby not being reday for pregnacy and dilivery

Older women, older eggs problem during cell division

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parental factors
Definition
age, occupation( factories, and working with chemicals), abuse
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enviormental hazards
Definition

radiation-> hiroshima, nagaslaki, chernobyl

 

Pollution-> mercury, lead, pesticides, some household cleaners

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