BTEC HSC UNIT 1 HUMAN LIFESPAN DEVELOPEMT
NOTES (LOB)
Biological (Maternity and Pregnancy Ver.) and
Environmental Factors that impact Development
Pregnancy and Maternity
Foetal Alcohol Syndrome ~ A congenital condition that is
gained in a newborn from a mother’s consumption of alcohol
while pregnant. The condition can create a wide range of
developmental complications in the child as they grow older,
including a smaller, more deformed head, behavioural/focus
problems, issues with the child’s internal organs, as well as
distinctive facial features.
Maternal Infections during pregnancy that can also affect a
child’s development before and after birth include the
following:
Rubella
CMV
Chicken Pox
STI’S including Gonorrhoea, HIV, Hepatitis B and C,
Syphilis, Chlamydia, etc.
Zika Virus
Lifestyle and Diet during pregnancy
The one key thing all mothers need to know about being
pregnant: YOU DO NOT NEED TO FEED FOR TWO!
Babies are affected in the womb by what their mothers eat or
drink, and also by breastmilk after they are born.
A lack of exercise and/or a poor diet during pregnancy could
increase the chance of a mother developing pre-eclampsia
before labour and delivery. Unhealthy foods that the mother
consumes while pregnant can also aggrevate morning sickness
significantly. A lack of folic acid consumed by the mother during
pregnancy can increase the risk of the child to be born with
NOTES (LOB)
Biological (Maternity and Pregnancy Ver.) and
Environmental Factors that impact Development
Pregnancy and Maternity
Foetal Alcohol Syndrome ~ A congenital condition that is
gained in a newborn from a mother’s consumption of alcohol
while pregnant. The condition can create a wide range of
developmental complications in the child as they grow older,
including a smaller, more deformed head, behavioural/focus
problems, issues with the child’s internal organs, as well as
distinctive facial features.
Maternal Infections during pregnancy that can also affect a
child’s development before and after birth include the
following:
Rubella
CMV
Chicken Pox
STI’S including Gonorrhoea, HIV, Hepatitis B and C,
Syphilis, Chlamydia, etc.
Zika Virus
Lifestyle and Diet during pregnancy
The one key thing all mothers need to know about being
pregnant: YOU DO NOT NEED TO FEED FOR TWO!
Babies are affected in the womb by what their mothers eat or
drink, and also by breastmilk after they are born.
A lack of exercise and/or a poor diet during pregnancy could
increase the chance of a mother developing pre-eclampsia
before labour and delivery. Unhealthy foods that the mother
consumes while pregnant can also aggrevate morning sickness
significantly. A lack of folic acid consumed by the mother during
pregnancy can increase the risk of the child to be born with
