Periods of Development Fact Sheet

Prenatal

Physical Milestones: Develops all internal organs Develops the face, arms, legs, and toes Heart begins to beat Fetus grows in size rapidly

ognitive Milestones: Develops brain Produces neurons Social!"motional Milestones: #egins to move his or her face $ parting lips, wrin%ling a nose or lowering a brow& 'ecognize mother and father(s voice )anguage Milestones: )isten to their mothers tal% during the last *+ wee%s of pregnancy and demonstrate what they(ve learned at birth& 'espond differently to native and nonnative vowels

Signs of ,typical Development: #leeding or painful cramping ,bnormal blood tests -o %ic%ing or movement Strategies to enhance learning and development: 'ead boo%s to the unborn baby Play .uiet classical music using headphones on the mother(s belly& , social factor that influences development in pregnancy is psychosocial stress and social support, and a cultural factor that influences development in pregnancy is a mother(s age and physical health&

'eferences: #er%, )& "& /0+*12&Child development. /3th ed&2& 4pper Saddle 'iver, -5: Pearson& 6han, ,&, /0+*12, Fetus in womb learns language cues before birth, study finds. 'etrieved at: http:77articles&latimes&com70+*17aug7087science7la!sci!sn! language!fetus!learns!in!utero!mozart!effect!0+*1+90: Mc"lroy, M&, /0+*12, While in womb, babies begin learning language from their mothers,
'etrieved from http:77www&washington&edu7news70+*17+*7+07while!in!womb!babies!begin!learning! language!from!their!mothers7