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Identify one disease, one drug, and environmental hazard that is known to negatively impact prenatal development. Be sure to describe the specific impact of each teratogen.
Prenatal development could be affected by a number of diseases, one of which may be the incompatibility factors of Rh, also, factors such as diabetes or high blood pressure may also be affecting prenatal development. Also, there may be diseases such as se-xually transmitted diseases or rubella, that may impact pre-natal development.
There are a number of drugs that might be impacting the health of a baby is cocaine, marijuana, or even caffeine. Also, it may be affected by methamphetamine. Some medicines that affect the fetus are are anticoagulants, tetracycline or bromides. Anticonvulsants may also be causing an impact on the fetus. May be causing genetic diseases p. Alcohol may be causing fatal alcohol syndrome, and tobacco may be causing limb malformations or abnormalities in the urinary tract.
Environmental factors affecting pre natal development is maternal diseases. Smoking by the mother is one of the biggest issues that might be causing issues to the fetus. Alcohol, is another major issue, and also emotional stresses. These may be impacting the brain and would be causing abnormal brain in development.
Drugs or psychoactive drugs cause sleeping difficulties or erratic eating or crying or startling effects on the fetus.