Individuals that are having a baby should be aware of the entire process and understand important factors and events that can occur during the procedure. Parents that are expecting a baby should understand that they have gained a responsibility to take cure of another human begging. So, the actions that they take regarding nutrition, physical acidity, etc. can have an impact on the fetus. Parents must shift their focus how they live their everyday lives and think about how to grow and deliver a healthy baby. Throughout this content assessment activity, three main areas will be the focus that include the prenatal development, the birthing process, and the changes that take place in the postpartum period for the mother and the baby.
Prenatal Development
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These components are the foundations for the fetus when it comes to physical appearance, future characteristics they may possess, and the beginning stages to discover if baby will be healthy are maybe at risk. These risks include specific disorders that include Down syndrome, Sickle-cell anemia (a blood disorder), Tay-Sachs disease (a disorder that produces blindness), and Klinefelter’s syndrome (produces underdeveloped genitals, extreme height, and enlarge breasts). The stages of prenatal development are composed of stages that include germinal stage, embryonic stage, and the fetal stage. Parents that are expecting a child can expect some of the events that occurred during these three stages (Feldman,