Healthy fetal development

Healthy fetal development

Grade 7

Our objectives

• What effects might the diet of a mother have on the development of her fetus
• In what ways can fetal development be affected by smoking alcohol or by drugs
• What signs might medical practitioners look for decide if a fetus is or is not developing properly

Question: What effects might the diet of a mother have on the development of her fetus?

If the mother's diet is wrong, it can affect the fetus. Effects can be preterm birth, problems in pregnancy, brain defects, or too small babies when born. Eating well during pregnancy is not just about eating more. When mother pregnant, what she eats and drinks is the basic thing. If mother is pregnant, she should it extra food for her baby. Growing baby needs calories for development, so her extra food shouldn’t be empty calories. It should provide the nutrients her growing baby needs. Calcium is one of the important nutrient. Because growing baby’s calcium demands are high, mother should increase her calcium consumption to prevent a loss of calcium from her own bones.

Question: In what ways can fetal development be affected by smoking alcohol or by drugs

Drinking alcohol, smoking or taking drugs while pregnancy can affects your baby's health
It has been linked to variety of health problems, includes:
* Premature birth
* Low birth weight
* Miscarriage and baby death
* Breathing problems and wheezing in the first six months of life

Question: What signs might medical practitioners look for decide if a fetus is or is not developing properly ?

• Food
• Weight
• Sickness
• Ultrasound

Anna

Conclusion:

• “If a mother's diet is poor then a baby might have possible adverse outcomes. This general phenomenon might explain preterm births, problems in pregnancy, brain defects, or why some babies are born too small.
• Taking drugs during pregnancy also increases the chance of birth defects, premature babies, underweight babies, and stillborn births.
• A birth defect is something visibly abnormal, internally abnormal, or chemically abnormal about your newborn baby’s body.

Questions for you !

• In what ways Anna’s baby won’t develop properly ?
• Calcium needed for what ?
• What increases the chance of birth defects ?

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