ongoing debate of genetic/prenatal testing. Procedures for genetic/prenatal testing have been available since the early 1970’s (Press‚ 2008‚ pp. 73-78). Genetic testing identifies abnormalities or changes in the chromosomes and genes. This type of testing is used to confirm or deny a suspected genetic condition or used to predict a person’s chances of developing or passing on a certain disorder (Grant‚ 2000). Once the woman wants to go ahead with the genetic testing‚ a primary care doctor or genetic specialist
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Prenatal Case Study Camille Agbuya‚ Rebecca Alexander‚ Lauryn Bachmeier‚ Ania Bedrosia‚ Jade Nicole Belle The University of Nevada‚ Las Vegas Teresa’s 24-hour Diet Intake Nutrients | Nutrient Vitamin/ Mineral Consumed by Jamie | Requirement of Nutrient/ Vitamin/ mineral | Excess or Deficit Found in Analysis(not by + or -) | Energy (kcal) | 733 | 2100 | -1367 | Protein (g) | 45 | 66 | -1 | Vitamin A (µg) | 114 | 700 | -588 | Vitamin D (µg) | 1 | 15 | -14 | Vitamin E (mg) | 1 |
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addressed in this research are‚ how a stressed mother affects prenatal development of the fetus‚ how children living in families with poverty have lower cognitive and language development from stress‚ and the long-lasting effects that this stress may leave on the child. As well as‚ research into various coping mechanisms to lessen the effects of stress-induced poverty of a developing child. Keywords: Childhood‚ Poverty‚ Stress‚ Prenatal‚ Coping Table of Contents- Introduction The central research
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Impact of Prenatal Cocaine Exposure Prenatal nicotine exposure has been found to have avoidable effects on children and their mothers. Studies have shown that prenatal exposure can cause not only mental‚ but also physical harm on children that can ultimately cause life-course harm (Cho‚ Frijters‚ Zhang‚ Miller & Gruen‚ 2013). For example‚ a study resulted that nicotine exposure during prenatal can have damaging effects on the development of drugs in the offspring and ultimately cause wheezing in
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Running Head: Environmental Problems in Prenatal Development Environmental Problems in Prenatal Development Abstract For my research topic‚ I chose environmental problems in prenatal development. I chose this topic because I have a great interest in prenatal development and the care the mother provides that will negatively affect the fetus while it is still developing. Learning about the problems that occur will be an enormous advantage with my future career in nursing. Throughout my
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acknowledge the fact that we could do things to psychologically to improve our growth all the way from prenatal to late adult lives. As a developmental psychologist‚ I am aware that humans go through four main stages in our lives: Prenatal‚ Childhood‚ Adolescence‚ and Adulthood. Each stage functions differently so it’s imperative to know how we can improve every stage. The first stage is prenatal. A strategy I would share with the mother to help develop her child while it is in the womb is to increase
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Prenatal Development: The Stages and Risks of Prenatal Development Ivy Tech University Jaime Heineman Pregnancy is an exciting time for the mother as well as her friends and family. It is an experience which has every emotion you can think of: joy‚ fear‚ curiosity‚ anxiety‚ and expectation. It is natural to be excited and afraid at the same time. Many expecting mothers are aware of the things they need to do and the things that they should avoid in order for their baby to grow and
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Prenatal and Postpartum Scenario Sorie Conteh PSY/280 August 12‚ 2012 Adams James Memo To: Pregnant and Postpartum Women From: Developmental Psychologist Subject: Prenatal and Postpartum Activities Date: November 8th‚ 2012 Most pregnant woman imagine how their developing fetus looks like‚ what the developing fetus is doing at a particular point‚ and aspire to deliver a healthy baby. Most important‚ many prenatal and postpartum women are eager to know what she can do to help deliver
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to have a regular prenatal care in order to monitor the health of your unborn baby. When considering the stage of prenatal development‚ the teratogens that the
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Introduction Prenatal genetic testing‚ also known as prenatal diagnosis or prenatal screening‚ tests for diseases and disorders in a developing fetus or embryo. It is typically used for detecting Down’s syndrome or other chromosome abnormalities‚ spina bifida‚ cleft palate‚ Tay-Sachs disease‚ sickle cell anemia‚ thalassemia‚ cystic fibrosis‚ muscular dystrophy‚ and fragile X syndrome. There have been multiple ways to test for these diseases/disorders over the years‚ including (but not inclusive
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