This assignment will describe the different factors of development throughout stages of life, beginning from Contraception through to the final stages of life. It will highlight the four factors like, Physical, Intellectual, Emotional and Social developm

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 This assignment will describe the different factors of development throughout stages of life, beginning from Contraception through to the final stages of life. It will highlight the four factors like, Physical, Intellectual, Emotional and Social development.

  1. Conception

This is the stage where life is first made and is done so when a male sperm fertilises the female egg this normally happens in the fallopian tube after insemination at this point the fertilised egg makes it way to the uterus (womb) this is when the stage is called pregnancy. Millions of sperm are ejaculated by a man during orgasm, just one sperm is needed to fertilise the egg. In some cases the ovary can release more than one egg, dependant on how many eggs will be fertilised will determine the number of embryo’s this could be anything from twins to eightuplets.

Physical

As this is the initial stage of life there is not much physical development within this stage only of when the sperm intergrades with the egg and creates the embryo. Dependent of the chromosome will determine the baby’s sex. If the male’s sperm delivers an X chromosome then the child will be a baby girl but if a Y chromosome is delivered then this will produce a baby boy. This is the only physical change that takes place at this stage.

Intellectual

No intellectual development takes place at this stage but happens throughout the next stage of pregnancy.

Emotional

Pretty much the same at this stage not much development take place as this is the initial stage.

Social

This stage is also non-developmental.

  1. Pregnancy

This is the process in which the female human carries a live offspring from conception until childbirth. Trimesters are the different stages of pregnancy and are split into three stages and take place around every three months. The first is called embryo, when the egg and sperm are multiplying to form the next stage which is called the foetal stage, after 6 months the final stage starts. This is when the baby has developed in full.

Physical

Within the first 30 days many physical developmental changes take place, such as baby’s body is taking shape, within twenty five days the head and trunk have started to develop. After eight weeks, the embryo may have grown to between 3 and 4 cm, has a recognisable heartbeat and the beginnings of eyes, ears, a mouth, legs and arms.  During the remaining seven months before birth, all the organs continue to develop. At around 20 weeks, the foetus will have reached about half the length of the baby at birth. At around 30 to 32 weeks the foetus will be about half its birth weight or nearly fully developed.

Intellectual

No intellectual activities take place in the pregnancy stage except that of the being able to recognise the voice of the mother or the father.

Emotional

An emotional bond takes place between mother and unborn child through communicating with the baby from around 4 months this can give both mother and father a great bond as when baby arrives he/she will recognise the sound of their voices.

Social

Social interaction takes place in pregnancy as baby is able to hear things as early as  mother and father will talk through the walls of mothers belly in order to ease baby into interacting, by doing this with the unborn child is giving baby the knowledge of sound and communication.

  1. 0-3 Years (Birth to Infancy); these form the fundamental years

During the first three years of a baby’s life, this is where they grow in all aspects of life. After 40 weeks or there about the foetus should now be developed enough for the mother to give birth and for the baby to survive outside the mother’s womb.

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Physical

0-2 months; the infant will look at you when you are talking. Their leg and arm movements seem uncoordinated, their neck muscles are weak and babies aren’t able to control the movements in their head.

3-4 months; The baby develops some control of their neck muscles and they can lift their chest when they are on their stomachs. When being put to bed, always make sure the child is on their back.

4-5 months; The child can now roll from side to back or from their back onto their side.

6-7 months; The baby is able to turn over ...

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