P r e g n a n

c y 1 Month: The average length of gestation is 266 days. This is the month the sperm and egg meet. Some of the decisions about your child, such as gender and if he or she will have any chromosomal problems, will be decided at conception. 2 Month: In this second month of life, your other major structures of the body. There is also continued growth and development of the brain and spinal column. 3 Month: Internally, digestive organs are forming. The pancreas, bile ducts and gallbladder have formed by this point. 4 Month: The digestive system is mature enough to produce and eliminate urine into the amniotic fluid. Not only does she drink the amniotic fluid, but practices breathing it too. 5 Month: Two exciting things happen around this week: your baby may be developed enough to see and to hear. Your baby uses these skills before she is born as a way to familiarize herself with the environment she will live in. Although her eyes are only able to detect the difference between bright light and darkness, this helps her learn about the day/night schedule where you live. 6 Month: Your baby is working on developing two more senses, taste and touch. All her organ systems are in place, but the specialization and maturation of the systems is continuing. 7 Month: Your baby is at a point of rapid brain growth, and he still needs to mature several systems. 8 Month: About 30% of triplets and 10% of twins are born at this time, however most often it is best for babies to stay in the uterus as long as possible. 9 Month: The baby delivered

Nicotine

in Pregnancy… · Nicotine lowers the availability of oxygen to the fetus. · It increases the heart rate in the baby. · It lowers the birth weight of the baby born. · It increases the risk of respiratory problems in the child. risk for developing certain cancers, heart disease, allergies and other health problems. · Babies exposed to nicotine, especially as second hand smoke, are at a greater risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

Can kill your

baby  

Alchool and your Baby

Brain Development I n c h I l d r e n

Sensorimotor (birth-2 years) Understands

words tthrough senses and actions

Preoperational (2-7) Undesrtands world

through languaje and mental images.  

Concrete operational (7-12) Understands

world trhrough logical thinking categories.  

Formal operational (12- onward)

Understands world trough hypothetical

thinking and scientific reasosing.

Brain Stimulation

Teacher can made activities like

play memory. This game stimulates the vision, the association with

words and pictures in children

Brain Gym is basic stretching exercises as eye movement you circulate imitated arms etc. These can help to association,

creativity and concentration.

Play Legos can stimulates de spacial ability in children and this helps that

when hey grow up they will be more agility.

C o c a I n e    

Approximately 45,000 women in

this country used

cocaine during

pregnancy in 1992, according to the

National Institute on Drug Abuse.

When the drug is used

late in pregnancy,

it may trigger

premature labor. It also may cause an

unborn baby to die or to

have a stroke,

which can result in

irreversible brain damage.