Prenatal Development Chapter 3 Summary

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In chapter 3, the book covers topics about birth and the periods before, during, and after. The chapter starts off discussing the different stages of prenatal development including germinal, embryonic, and fetal periods. I think that it is important to study each of these periods to understand what happens during each and what stage of development is occurring.

The most important section of this chapter to me was learning about teratogen. It’s extremely important to be knowledgeable about all hazards to prenatal development. I think that any potential mother needs to check with her physician before, during and after conception about prescription drugs that are safe to take during the pregnancy and while breast feeding. All potential mothers

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