Development Of Life stages -pregnancy, childhood, old age.

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Maria Dadra

Unit 4-: Development through the Life Stages.

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Growth is when there’s a physical change in their body which can occur whilst they grow, this change could be increase of size, height and weight. As you grow older your height will increase.

Development and delayed development is when a child takes time to develop achievement of one or more of his milestones. People might consider this child to be ‘slow’ or ‘behind’. For example, a child may have less socialising and personal skills with a person who’s more talented.

Developmental Norms is usually referred to the age which a child progressing, this may not be something which is expected because every child takes time to develop their skills. For example a child might have a knowledge and understanding about a certain subject earlier than expected.

Developmental Milestones is when a progressing one stage to another they develop functional skills or have the ability to do something at a certain age range. For example at a child 12 months will start grasping onto things like furniture and 3 or 4 months later they might start walking.

Life Course is the time between birth and death, this includes infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age. People will experience that as time goes on they get older and life gets shorter.

Maturation is when you are developing to be fully grown, also when a genetically programmed stage of development has occurred. They develop new skills in thinking and also increase levels in physical skills, different experiences allow a child to develop his or her potential. For example a child who is 2 years old will start to use more words and start listening to other of what is said.

Life expectancy is the length of time a person is expected to live.

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Conception

Conception is the beginning of pregnancy, when the sperm cell from the father joins with the egg cell from the mother. Every month, at least one week after her last period a woman releases an egg; it then travels to the fallopian tube. If the intercourse is taken during the time an egg has been released from the ovary, then the egg has possibilities in meeting the sperm. If this does take place the egg will become fertilised by the sperm and a new life will start.

Pregnancy

After fertilisation the single cell starts to divide after two or three days. There are enough cells now which travel to the uterus where it become one and is now called an embryo and it’s attached to the wall of the uterus by a placenta, The woman’s menstrual period are stopped. The embryo starts to grow after the eight week basic outlines of the organ, body, and nervous systems are established. By the end of the embryonic stage, the beginnings of features such as fingers, eyes, mouth, and ears become visible, once the growing process as started it is known a foetus.  Around 5 month the foetus has fully developed its body system and continues to grow in weight and height however physical growth occur a later stage in pregnancy.

Pregnancy Trimesters

Each pregnancy is divided into three trimesters. Each trimester will show physical and emotional developments

The three months in pregnancy are called the first trimester .Here, the woman will start to develop a change in body and also give indications for e.g. sickness symptoms, vomiting and nausea this can occur anytime in the day this will be due of woman who is pregnant missing her menstrual period and hormone levels increased.

Diet will be another impact on pregnancy what you eat will be changed due to staying healthy and eating correctly.

Months 4, 5 and 6 is the second trimester. This is considered to be known much better than the first trimester. Your body increases in size your breast enlarge further colostrums. You will start getting out of breath quickly because your heart is pumping harder. Also you will feel dizzy at times and get painful backaches which may lead you to sitting down at most times. Symptoms which might will need serious looking upon and medication may be needed is vaginal bleeding, hyper cervix, high fever blurred vision and swelling of face and hands. It is important routine tests and care should be provided by your doctor or nurse.

Months 7, 8 and 9 is the third trimester. The baby is now growing fast during this pregnancy period. The woman feels the movement of the baby however for the baby there’s not enough room the weight of the baby will now be 3 pounds. She also experiences mild craps and swelling of the feet, tiredness and might find it difficult to sleep at night .However this part of the pregnancy is exiting for the woman but also anxious of what’s going to happen.

Birth

When birth takes place of a newborn it’s called a neonate. The first stage is labour this is the completion of 9 months of the foetus in the womb. It would include contractions of the cervix. Here you could feel the contractions move and they can be strong pains. You then push down so this consists the cervix opening and the baby coming out. The second stage is giving birth and delivery. The head of the baby will be pushed out first because it’s the largest part of the body. At this stage the cervix is fully opened and the baby then comes out. This can take time for the baby to come out approx an hour or two only but little as 15 minutes. The last stage is the delivery of the placenta gets tear through the blood vessel from the wall of the uterus. Once the placenta is out the blood vessel it starts, to close up, which prevents excessive bleeding. During labour she feels in pain and start to worry however this is natural during birth. The emotional changes for the mum are that she may go through tremendous levels in hormones levels. Mood swings are very common because she might not able to control them. Your self image might put you down because during pregnancy she may begin to feel strange or disappointed. The social changes would be staying motivated them with their baby and their social life. They might consider trying to be a positive role model for the child, nurturing them and providing their needs.

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Infancy (0-3 years)

Infants develop rapidly during the first three years; they are born with a number of physical reflexes. One reflex is the root reflex which is when the baby turns its head in the direction of the head, enabling it to find the nipple of its mother’s breast to get fed. The second reflex is startle reflex this is when a baby throws out its arms and leg to a sudden noise made. The walking reflex is when a baby is held with its feet touching the ground and its ...

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