Hi for 1.3:
pre conceptual : mothers and father's health, diet, lifestyle before concieving impacts on the sperm, egg and environment in which a foetus attachs to and develops from.
Smoking
Alcohol
Drugs
Diet, weight and folic acid
Fitness and exercise
On
coventry.nhs.uk
pre birth : what occurs during pregnancy affects the developing foetus/baby
If the negative lifestyle choices above remain an active part of the pregnancy
Mother contracts an infection - Germal measels/rubella, toxiplasmosis, food poisoning, STIs
birth experiences : can be traumatic or be an easy transition for newborn, mother and family.
Genetic conditions identified during pregnancy become a reality
Premature birth
Anoxia
Caesarean/assisted birth can cause mobility and pain problems for mother
Attachment problems can occur where there is a distanced emotion between mother and newborn which can raise a concern for the child's own attachment needs to be met and the mental well-being of the mother. Unexpected or unplanned pregnancy, discovery of a condition that hadn't been considered: sickle cell, cerebral palsy, down's syndrome,
Other threads:
http://www.silkysteps.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15739
1.4
A thread for
5 stages of brain development and an
overview PDF from developingbrains.org
The importance of providing early stimulation and language to support healthy brain development -
How does a baby's brain develop from sciencemuseum.org.uk
Controversy over controlled crying /crying it out or 'feberising -
Dr Richard Feber interview where he updates his earlier recommendations for how to sleep train babies
Hth xx