Berger Childhood and Adolescence 5e © 1999 Worth Publishers Chapter 4 Prenatal Development and Birth From Zygote to Newborn –The Germinal Period: The First 14 Days Implantation –The Period of the Embryo: The Third Through Eighth Weeks –The Period of the Fetus: The Ninth Week Until Birth The Third Month The Placenta The Second Trimester: Preparing to Survive The Third Trimester: From Viability to Full Term

Berger Childhood and Adolescence 5e © 1999 Worth Publishers Chapter 4 Prenatal Development and Birth Risk Reduction –Determinants of Risk Timing of Exposure Amount of Exposure Genetic Vulnerability –Specific Teratogens and Preventive Measures Diseases –Rubella –Pediatric AIDS Medicines Psychoactive Drugs Prevention of Drug Damage

Berger Childhood and Adolescence 5e © 1999 Worth Publishers Chapter 4 Prenatal Development and Birth Low Birthweight and Its Causes –Causes of Low Birthweight Preterm Birth Growth Retardation Malnutrition –Poverty The Normal Birth –The Newborn’s First Minutes Checking for Problems The Parents’ Reaction –Medical Attention –The Question of Medical Interventio

Berger Childhood and Adolescence 5e © 1999 Worth Publishers Chapter 4 Prenatal Development and Birth Birth Complications –First the Intensive-Care Nursery –Then Home The Beginning of Bonding –Depression and Love