Discussion Topic: Prenatal Development and the Newborn

1. Teratogens affect prenatal development differently according to the specific prenatal stage during which the teratogen is ingested. Identify a specific teratogen and then choose either the embryonic period or the fetal period and describe the effect that teratogen may have during that period.

2. What are some issues associated with preterm infants? Justify your response with academic literature and/or research.

3. Are newborns more competent than you thought they were before you read Chapter 4 in your textbook, Infants, Children, and Adolescents? Which of their capacities most surprised you?

References

Berk, L. & Meyer, A. (2016). Infants, children, and adolescents, 8th edition. [vital source]. Retrieved from https://kaplan.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781323485811/cfi/6/2