Utero Influence - Stages of Pregnancy

utero influence
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- the emotional and physical influence between
- 20 to 40 days after fertilization is the critical window for development.
- not eating enough, can cause cardiovascular disease.
- overeating and having a high fat diet over the recommended weight range 25-35pounds, can reshape brain to crave fatty foods.
- avoid abnormalities, defects by avoiding bisphenol A - the plastic from bottles, can get into our bodies and they are potentially harmful.
- 4 month old infants - had high levels of stress hormone in their saliva when their mothers were anxious or depressed before birth and unresponsive afterwards.

pre-conception
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- get regular exercise - improves oxygen and nutrients for the baby.
- drop the glass of wine - can develop subtle learning and emotional problems.
- alcohol is most damaging during the first several weeks when you dont know you are pregnant.

first tri-mester
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- limit stress = can heighten the chance baby can develop schizophrenia
- avoid smog = in the 2nd month of pregnancy is when the heart develops, so avoid air pollutants.causes heart defects.
- folic acid deficiency in first month of pregnancy leads to brain and spinal cord defects. so lentils, asparagus, fortified cereal

second tri-mester
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- by the 20th week, your iron levels would be depleted.
- stay off caffeine, association with smaller babies.
- iron deficient infants shyer, fussier and less sociable.
- children born to women during a famine, susceptible to heart disease & depression.
- starved fetuses, build smaller organs, fewer blood vessels, which can lead to higher blood pressure.

third tri-mester
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- brain cell volume decreases during this period, egg yolks, beef, soybeans can help boost memory and aid brain development for baby.
- pre-natal yoga.

first 40days
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- if a woman gets the flu during first trimester - child is 7 times likely to develop schizophrenia as a teenager or adult and even autism. it is not due to the flu but a immunological reaction. cytokines - the proteins produce d in response to the flu gets transmitted to the fetus and harm its brain. Dominant genes by the father gives way to autism, where as the mothers genes are stronger, is schizophrenia.