Question

Name 5 environmental influences to publicize in a campaign aimed at promoting healthy prenatal development and why?

Answer 1

Prenatal Development

It is the process of development of fetus with in the womb.

• Proper pre natal care of a women is very important as it ensures a healthy baby.

5 Enviormental influences on prenatal development that can publicize in campaign to promote heathy prenatal development.

1.Emmotional stress

2.Infectious diseases

3.Impact of medications

4.Nutrition.

5.Environmental pollution

• Emmotional stress(Reasons)

It very necessary to have a good emmotional status during pregnancy.Intense stress during pregnancy can cause miscarriage,prematurity,heart deformalities.

• Infectious diseases

Some infectious diseases are capable of affecting growing fetus.For example,rubella, syphillis,toxoplasma,vericella zoster .But now due to the administration of vaccines in the majoriety of popullations,the incidence of such cases are decreased.However there are people who are against vaccines, they are at risk.

• Impact of medications

Some medications has teratogenic effects (substance or agents cause prenatal problems or abnormalities)For example,anticonvulsants,ACEinhibitors,warfarin. So it is important to discuss the benefits and risks of treatment regimen to the doctor.

• Psychoactive substances

Psychoactive substances such as alcohol,coccaine,heroin,inhalants and tobacco is very common among men and women.Most of the psychoactive substances has some deterious effect on growing fetus .It varies from low birth weight to impaired brain development.so prenatal women should avoid this.

• Nutrition

A women's nutritional practices effects her growing fetus during prenatal period.A growing fetus doesnot receive enough nourishment from an improper diet of mother.So diet which is rich in calories,calcium, iron, vit.A, protein is important.

• Enviornmental pollution

Prenatal women need a clean enviornment.Inspiration of toxins like mercury,lead,dioxine,can impaire the development of the baby.