 |  Child Psychology: A Contemporary Viewpoint, First Canadian Edition E. Mavis Hetherington,
University of Virginia
Ross D. Parke,
University of California
Mark Schmuckler,
University of Toronto at Scarborough
Prenatal Development and Birth
Learning Objectives
| Identify and describe the major events of the three periods of prenatal development. |
| | | | List and explain the six principles that describe the effects of teratogens on prenatal development. Give an example of each. |
| | | | Know the most common prenatal influences on development. Discuss the effects of maternal diseases, drug use (therapeutic and non-therapeutic), maternal diet, emotional state, and age. Be able to give an example of each. |
| | | | Understand the influence of alcohol exposure on prenatal development, as well as knowing the distinction between fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol effects. |
| | | | Know the stages of birth and various methods of childbirth, including complications that may arise. |
| | | | Describe methods of assessing the newborn. |
| | | | Describe short-term and long-term effects of prematurity and low birthweight. Identify interventions that have been used to assist these infants. |
| | | | Describe the continua of reproductive casualty and casemaking casualty and how they interact. |
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education