MedicineNet Stages of Pregnacy Slideshow

MedicineNew.com (www.medicinenet.com) has put together a short (23) slide show detailing the stages of pregnancy. Each slide includes an brief explanation of events happening during that particular stage.

While primarily designed for expectant mothers, the slide show could easily be used within a developmental psychology unit.

For more information on the stages of pregnancy slide show, go to http://www.medicinenet.com/stages_of_pregnancy_pictures_slideshow/article.htm In addition, check out the "Ten Principles of Good Parenting" slide show at http://www.medicinenet.com/parenting_principles_pictures_slideshow/article.htm

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Prenatal Development Slides

Tom Day from Weber State University has developed a online interactive presentation of prenatal development. The presentation is designed to supplement an online Human Development course. The opening page can be found at
http://departments.weber.edu/chfam/Prenatal/default.htm

The Department of Child and Family Studies is located at http://weber.edu/COE/chfam.html

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Tobacco, Alcohol, Drugs and Pregnancy

The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists publishes a pamphlet on the effects of tobacco, alcohol and drugs on a pregnancy. The pamphlet can be read online or converted into a "printer friendly" format for mass production. Even though the article is written to a pregnant women, students can come away with a wealth of material. The pamphlet is located at http://www.acog.org/publications/patient_education/bp170.cfm

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The Visible Embryo

The Visible Embryo takes a visual tour through prenatal development from fertilization to birth. For each of the various periods of the pregnancy, basic information is provided about fetal size, weight and development. The site also includes a chart detailing prescription drugs on fetal development. The Visible Embryo can be found at http://www.visembryo.com/baby/index.html

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Newborn perception

I know, I know, about every other blog post from me is from the podcast "Radio Lab", but I just can't resist: one of their latest shows, "After Birth", covers (among other topics) newborn human perception. Most of the podcast is devoted to an interview with Charles Fernyhough, developmental psychologist and author of the very cool-looking book "A Thousand Days of Wonder". Some of the newer research findings blew me away! Examples:

• The lens in our eyes gradually yellows as we age, so babies probably see much more vivid blues and greens than we do
• When infants see simple visual stimuli, neurons in their visual cortex fire as expected, but neruons in their auditory cortex ALSO FIRE! They are possibly "hearing" visual images? So we're born with a form of "synaesthesia" but we grow out of it? Wowza!
  

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