PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT

PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT

Prenatal development is a process that involves growth and development in the womb. The single-cell zygote, which is formed by a combination of sperm and egg, undergoes the stages of embryo zygote, then becomes a baby. This journal will discuss how this week’s learning has affected my view towards prenatal development, recommendations towards healthy growth, and theoretical framework that have influenced my decision and actions, among others.

Introduction to prenatal development this week is evident that the parent-child and environment of the family are the foundation of the child’s well-being and healthy development. When a child is growing, nearly all their events are nurtured by their parents. Childs development starts first by acceptance by the family. Child outcomes are inter-connected within and across various domains of development. For expecting parents, this journal advises them to do the following to ensure the healthy growth of their children. First, focus on planning a healthy pregnancy. Take folic acid and avoid lousy stuff like alcoholic drinks. Go for clinical check-ups and get some immune vaccinations. Also, eat healthy food that helps your child grow healthy like food with irons. The relevant theory of prenatal development explains that there is an attachment between the infant and the mother long before even birth. There is a strong association of development growth of the infants and depends mostly on health behaviors, depression symptoms, marital relationships, and the postpartum mother-infant relationship(Reck et al., 2018).

There is a relationship between the theory and practice in that the mother and infant relationship starts way long before birth. This relationship starts even before the infant is at hand. This is observed hours after birth, as there is a secure attachment between the parent and the infant. This is more of a biological attachment between the mother and the infant.

For the healthy development of adults, you need to have medical needs such as vaccination that will ensure that your immune system is stable during the pregnancy period hence preventing infections and diseases. Emotional needs are one way you can manage the healthy development of an infant by avoiding stress and depression, which may lead to unhealthy situations of the pregnancy cycle.

Prenatal diagnostic testing is one of the critical ethical issues, some related to diagnostic testing in general. In contrast, others are related to the particular circumstances of pregnancy (De jong et al., 2015). They are done to benefit the pregnant mother. The motivation behind prenatal diagnosis is to give the family with useful information about the pregnancy. Hence it improves the outcome of the case of severely affected pregnancies; termination of pregnancy can be the solution.

References

De Jong, A., Maya, I., & Van Lith, J. M. (2015). Prenatal screening: current practice, new developments, ethical challenges. Bioethics, 29(1), 1-8.

Reck, C., Tietz, A., Müller, M., Seibold, K., & Tronick, E. (2018). The impact of maternal anxiety disorder on mother-infant interaction in the postpartum period. PloS one, 13(5).