Module 27

Synthesis of the physical

cognitive
and socio-emotional
development of pre-natal
period
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
The process of prenatal
development occurs in three
main stages. The first two weeks
after conception are known as
the germinal stage, the third
through the eighth week is
known as the embryonic period,
and the time from the ninth
week until birth is known as the
fetal period.
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
The fetus processes sensory stimuli at a
cortical level, including painful stimulus,
from about 25 weeks of gestation
onwards. At gestational week 34, the fetus
is able not only to perceive complex
acoustic external sounds but also to
discriminate between different sounds
SOCIO-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
during infancy and early childhood has been
described as “the emerging capacity of the child
to experience, control, and express feelings; form
close and secure interpersonal connections;
investigate the environment and learn, all in the
setting of family, society and cultural
anticipations” .
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