The heart, digestive system, backbone and spinal cord begin to form also the placenta begins to develop. Hands with web between the fingers have formed during the second month of pregnancy (8 weeks). The heart is functioning. Eyes, nose, lips, tongue, ears, and teeth are forming. Baby is moving even though the mother cannot yet feel the movement.
There is plenty of room in the womb so the baby can move around. At birth, the last weeks of pregnancy will have the baby’s head facing downwards. The uterus walls will start to contract and the cervix will dilate, causing the baby to pass into the vagina. The baby gasps and cries after birth, so the lungs start to work. The voices of the parents will be recognized.
Physical Development Physical development includes motor skills, co-ordination and the influence of hormones. Infancy ( 0-3) Human development begins after the union of male and female gametes or germ cells during a process known as fertilization (conception). When this happens only half of the fertilised eggs become babies. 3 days after fertilisation the egg is the size of a pin head and becomes embedded in the uterus. Labour begins when a women’s water break, this is the amniotic fluid that protects the baby.
The reason that the fetus depends entirely on the mother for obtaining oxygen and eliminating carbon dioxide is that the fetal lungs are either collapsed or partially filled with amniotic fluid. The production of surfactant begins by the end of the sixth month of development. Because the respiratory system is fairly well developed at least two months before birth, premature babies delivered at seven months are able to breathe and cry. After delivery, the baby’s supply of oxygen from the mother ceases, and any amniotic fluid in the fetal lungs is absorbed. Because carbon dioxide is no longer being removed, it builds up in the blood.
When the fetal heart rate decreased (Bradycardia), fetal distress was noted, and an emergency caesarean was initiated. To her sadness, the baby was found bluish in skin colour when born in her 35th week gestation in labour with a low birth weight of only 1.4kilogramms. Some abnormality was also found in the baby’s leg. The doctor warned of 50% chance of survival and presence of special child characteristics. Postnatal The born baby was put in the incubator for 2 months.
There are seven stages throughout a life cycle which are: Birth Infancy (0-3) Childhood (3-12) Adolescence (12-17) Early adulthood (18-40) Late adulthood (40-65) Old age (65+) Stage 1 (Birth) After birth Chloe will have several checks and examinations in the first few hours of her life. The first is the Apgar, which the midwife will do at one minute, then again at five minutes, after birth. The midwife can do this test just by watching your baby's colour, breathing, behaviour, activity and posture. This will tell her whether the baby has any immediate problems that need medical support. Most babies are fine, or may just need to be watched for a while.
Free 14 Day Trial. www.ReadingEggs.co.uk Sponsored Links 3 to 6 Months At 3 months of age, an infant progresses to lifting the head and chest up when lying in its belly and may press up with its arms. A 3-month-old kicks its legs when lying on the belly or back, and bats at and briefly grasps toys, according to Healthy Children. The Hawaii Early Learning Profile indicates that between 3 and 4 months, he begins rolling with belly to back first, and back to belly closer to 6 months. 6 to 12 Months The following average ages of motor milestone achievement come from a 1996 study by the World Health Organization.
Rudolfe Schaffer and Peggy Emerson (1964) studied sixty babies at monthly intervals for the first eighteen months of life; and a regular pattern was identified in the development of attachment (Hardy, S. 1995). They discovered that attachment developed in the following sequence:- Birth to six months - this is the indiscriminate attachment phase, the newborn is predisposed to attach to any human; most babies respond equally to any caregiver. After four months - preference for certain people; infants learn to distinguish primary and secondary caregivers, but still except care from anyone. After seven months - special preference for a single attachment figure; the baby looks to particular people for security and comfort; they show fear of strangers and unhappiness when separated from a special person. After nine months – multiple attachment; the baby becomes increasingly independent and forms several attachments.
The Chorionic villi are the looping capillaries of the fetal venules and arterioles, it is here were all the gas, nutrient, and waste exchange occurs between the maternal and fetal blood. (Murdoch) The top “layer” is a mucous membrane called the decidua, which is where the placenta connects to the endometrium of the uterus. (Gray) This decidual layer does not remain throughout the entire pregnancy; within a few weeks of implantation, the chorion of the placenta degrades the layer and leaves it thin and permeable to maternal uterine blood it can empty into spaces around the chorionic villi so exchange can take place. (Gray) The placenta is made up of both maternal and fetal tissues. The maternal side is
However, it only passes on antibodies that you already have. What happens after the baby is born? Soon after the birth, the midwife will: clamp the umbilical cord about 3-4cm (1½-2 inches) from your baby’s belly button with a plastic clip place another clamp at the other end of the cord, near the placenta The cord will then be cut between the two clamps, leaving a stump about 2-3cm (1-1½ inches) long on your baby’s belly button. Your midwife will cut the cord or, with their agreement, you or your birth partner could do it. There are no nerves in the cord, so cutting it isn’t painful for you or the baby.