Chapter Three Flashcards
% of US couples who choose parenthood
70%
Disadvantages of Parenthood
loss of freedom, financial strain, family-work conflict, worries of well-being, reduced time to spend with partner, loss of privacy
Average # of children per US couple
1.9
Birthrate trends from 1970-2008
decline, due to birth control, martial instability, and abortion
Characteristics of One-Child family
page 94
sperm/ovum survival times
1 day
Zygote % that don’t survive implatation
30%-40%
Role of Placenta
permits food and oxygen to reach the developing ogranism and waste products to be carried away.
vernix
protects its ski from chapping during the long months spent bathing in amniotic fluid
lanugo
helps vernix stick to the skin
age of viability
the point at which the baby can survive is :22-26weeks
periods of prenatal development
Zygote Embryo Fetus Second Third
Teratogens (effects of)
any environment agent that causes damage during the prenatal period
% of pregnant women who smoke
14%
FAS
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome