Prenatal Development. Zygote: conception to 2 weeks Prenatal Development *Zygote: conception to 2 weeks *Embryo: 3 weeks – 8 weeks *Fetus: 9 weeks to birth
ZYGOTE: conception to 2 weeks
EMBRYO: 3 weeks – 8 weeks
FETUS: 9 weeks to Birth
4 months …..the PLACENTA continues to transfer nutrients/oxygen from mother to fetus and screens out many potentially harmful substances…….TERATOGENS are harmful agents such as drugs/viruses.
ALCOHOL… Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Facial Features
NICOTINE
Flu Virus: Studies indicate if a pregnant woman contracts the flu during the 1st trimester there is an increased risk of developing schizophrenia in the child by 700%, flu in the 3rd trimester increases the risk by 300 %...........approximately 14% of schizophrenia cases seem to have been caused by the influenza virus during pregnancy.