PSYC 2450 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Cervical Cancer, Diethylstilbestrol, Folic Acid

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2450
• Professor: Heidi Bailey

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Prenatal development: development that occurs between the moment of conception and the beginning of the birth process. The period of the fetus: last seven months of pregnancy and the most rapid for growth, all major organ systems begin to function and fetus begins to unintentionally move, sense and behave. Quick summary of development on page 119 figure 4. 1. Teratogens: term refers to any disease, drug or other environmental factor that can cause harm during development of an embryo or fetus, this hazards cause physical deformities, severely retarded growth, blindness, brain damage, and even death. Gross physical defects of head and central nervous system vulnerable around the 3rd week. Can even induce miscarriage later on in pregnancy: sexually transmitted diseases/infections, these are the most common and also the most hazardous, the most common are: Syphilis: can cross in the middle or later stages of pregnancy: because of this it can be treated with antibiotics if detected early enough.