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PSYCH 251 Review
Chapter 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Teratogen- What are they? | any disease, drug, or other environmental agent that can harm a developing fetus |
| Teratogen- What influences them? | |
| What puts an infant at risk of sudden infant death syndrome? | in which sleeping babies suddenly stop breathing and dies ~increases as the amount of smoking increases |
| How can HIV be transmitted to an infant? | birthing canal, umbilical cord, breast milk |
| Prenatal Development | the mothers womb for the unborn child |
| Perinatal Development | is the environment surrounding birth ~ drugs given to the mother during labor, delivery practices, and the social environment shortly after birth *GREATLY AFFECTS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT* |
| Neonatal Development 124 |