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    This document discusses teratology and hazards to prenatal development. It identifies several categories of hazards: 1) Prescription and non-prescription drugs like antibiotics, diet pills, aspirin, and coffee. 2) Psychoactive drugs like nicotine, caffeine, marijuana, cocaine, and heroin. 3) Environmental hazards like radiation, pollutants, and heat exposure. Specific teratogens discussed are rubella, syphilis, herpes, AIDS, stress, malnutrition, and advanced maternal age - all of which can cause birth defects. The most sensitive period of prenatal development is the first few weeks when many women do not yet know they are pregnant.

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    This document discusses teratology and hazards to prenatal development. It identifies several categories of hazards: 1) Prescription and non-prescription drugs like antibiotics, diet pills, aspirin, and coffee. 2) Psychoactive drugs like nicotine, caffeine, marijuana, cocaine, and heroin. 3) Environmental hazards like radiation, pollutants, and heat exposure. Specific teratogens discussed are rubella, syphilis, herpes, AIDS, stress, malnutrition, and advanced maternal age - all of which can cause birth defects. The most sensitive period of prenatal development is the first few weeks when many women do not yet know they are pregnant.

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    Tetratology Hand Outs

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    This document discusses teratology and hazards to prenatal development. It identifies several categories of hazards: 1) Prescription and non-prescription drugs like antibiotics, diet pills, aspirin, and coffee. 2) Psychoactive drugs like nicotine, caffeine, marijuana, cocaine, and heroin. 3) Environmental hazards like radiation, pollutants, and heat exposure. Specific teratogens discussed are rubella, syphilis, herpes, AIDS, stress, malnutrition, and advanced maternal age - all of which can cause birth defects. The most sensitive period of prenatal development is the first few weeks when many women do not yet know they are pregnant.

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    Tetralogy And Hazards to Prenatal Development

    Prepared by: Angielyn V. Montibon


    Radiation from X-rays also can affect the developing
    Section: OBTEC M-1-3 embryo and fetus, with most dangerous time being the
    first several weeks after conception when women do not
    TERATOLOGY yet know that they are pregnant ( Santrock, 2002)
    Is the field that investigates the causes of congenital
    4. Other maternal factors such as Rubella ( German
    (birth) defects. A teratogen is that which cause birth
    Measles), syphilis, genital herpes, AIDS, nutrition,
    defects. It comes from the greekword “tera” which means high anxiety and stress, age ( too early or too late,
    “monster”. beyond 30)

    The clusters of hazards to prenatal development: According to Santrock 2002, rubella ( German Measles)
    in 1964-65 resulted in 30000 pre-natal and neonatal
    1.Prescription and Non- Prescription Drugs (newborn) deaths and more than 20,000 affected infants
    Antibiotic is an example of prescription and for the were born with malformations, including: malformations,
    non- prescription drugs are the diet pills, aspirin and mental retardation, blindness, and heart problems.
    coffee.
    Syphilis damages organs after they are formed. These
    damages include eye lesions, which can cause blindness,
    and skin lesions. When syphilis is present at birth, other
    problems involving the central nervous system and
    gastrointestinal tract that can develop.

    These are pictures of babies affected by cocaine during


    prenatal period:

    A mother can infect their child in 3 ways:


     During gestation across the placenta
     During delivery through contact with maternal
    bloods or fluids
    2.) Psycho active drugs  Postpartum ( afterbirth ) through breastfeeding
    This includes nicotine, caffeine and illegal drugs, such as:
    Marijuana, cocaine and heroin Studies shows that increased stress during pregnancy
    leads to premature birth and reduced birth weight.
     Cocaine exposure during pre-natal development
    Maternal malnutrition during pregnancy may also result
    is associated with reduced birth weight, length,
    to inadequate growth in the fetus.
    and head circumference ( Hurt, et. Al, 1999 cited
    by Santrock, 2002) impaired motor development Folic acid is necessary for pregnant mothers. It can
    (Arendt, et al, 1999) poor attention skills ( reduce the risk of having baby with serious birth defect of
    Bandstra, 2000, cited by Santrock 2002). the brain and spinal cord, called the “neural tube”

     Heavy drinking by pregnant women results to the A baby with spina bifida, the most common neural tube
    so called “fetal alcohol syndrome” (FAS) which is defect is born with a spine that is not closed.
    a cluster of abnormalities that appears in the
    children of mothers who drink alcohol heavily As maternal age increases, the risk for numerical
    during pregnancy. ( Santrock, 2002) chromosomal abnormalities increase
    A baby with down syndrome rarely are born to mother an
     Fetal and neonatal deaths are higher among under age 30 but risk increases after the mother reaches
    smoking mothers. There are also higher 30. the risk are also higher before age 18.
    incidences of preterm births and lower
    birthweights among children with smoking 5. Paternal Factors
    mothers ( Wang et. Al, 2000 quoted by Santrock
    2002). Father’s exposure to lead, radiation, certain pesticides,
    and petrochemicals may cause abnormalities in sperm
    3. Environmental Hazards that lead to miscariage diseases such as childhood
    These include radiation in jobsites and X- cancer (Santrock, 2002)
    rays,environmental pollutants, toxic wastes, and
    prolonged exposure to heat in saunas and bath tubs.

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