Becoming new parents
Parenting is the activity of raising a child. list two different parent-child relationships
- Foster parent
- Adoptive parents
-Step-parents
- Biological parents
- Other careers
what two gametes form a zygote after fertilisation?
ovum and sperm
Foods pregnant women should avoid? - list one
- Raw seafood
- pre-cooked or prepared colds foods
- unpasteurised food like soft cheeses
- soft-serve ice-cream
Social development
At what stage does parenting begin?
- parenting begins before birth with an optimal prenatal environment
How long is the germinal stage?
0-2 weeks - implantation begins around day 5 and ends around days 10-12
smoking during pregnancy is a risk factor for both the ______ and unborn _____
Mother and baby
The longest stage of prenatal development
foetal stage (9-38 weeks)
List two of the four types of needs to be met when raising a child?
- Physical needs
- Social needs
- Emotional needs
- Intellectual needs
Fertilisation occurs when?
The sperm penetrates the ovum to form a cell called a zygote.
Impact of alcohol consumption on physical health and wellbeing - list one
- Increased risk of premature birth
- Increased risk of stillbirth
- Undernourishment of the growing baby due to alcohol blocking the absorption of nutrients
- low birthweight
- heart defects
In early childhood large muscular groups develop extensively and motor skill development continues at a rapid rate. This is considered what type of development?
Physical development
What are examples of social support for new parents - list two
- money assistance
- babysitters
- sharing of information
- assistance of transport
- household tasks
The names of the three stages or prenatal development
germinal (0-2 weeks) - fertilisation to implantation
embryonic (3-8 weeks) - cell specialistion, start of organ systems forming
foetal stage (9-38 weeks) - organ systems mature to start functioning etc.
One of the main protective factors that influence the development of a foetus?
- Healthy diet of pregnant mother
Intergenerational impact is?
When one pervious generation impacts the health and wellbeing of another generation.
The rights of a child - list two
- The right to a full life
- Children have the right to good quality healthcare, clean water, nutritious food and a clean environment so that they will stay healthy.
- Children have the right to a standard of living that is good enough to meet their physical and mental needs
- Children have the right to relax, play and join in a wide range of leisure activities.
-Children have the right to be protected from being hurt and mistreated, in body and mind.
The role of the placenta
Provide foetus with oxygen, nutrients and immune support, and removing wastes such as urine and carbon dioxide.
A risk factor to prenatal development?
- Poor diet
- inadequate exercise
- drug use
- alcohol consumption
Low _______ may indicate that body systems are undeveloped and at risk of a range of health and wellbeing and developmental problems.
Low birthweight