Many changes happen from conception to birth. A single-celled zygote multiplies and grows over approximately 9 months into a living breathing human being composed of trillions of cells. Thats quite an amazing feat! With such rapid growth occurring it is not surprising that the developing fetus is vulnerable to a number of different environmental influences.
For this Assignment you will examine an infant case study to determine short-term developmental outcomes.
Refer to the following Case Study about Sam a male infant:
An infant male Sam was born to Jane and Roberto. Jane works in the city as a medical transcriptionist but requested 12 weeks of family leave effective immediately upon Sams birth.
Sam was born 6 weeks premature by Cesarean delivery. His Apgar score at 1 minute was 5; after receiving oxygen his Apgar score at 5 minutes was 8. Apart from the first few minutes after birth Sam has not required oxygen or respiratory assistance. Because of his prematurity Sam stayed in the hospital for 72 hours before he was discharged.
Jane drank occasionally throughout the pregnancy but reported drinking most heavily during the last trimester of her pregnancy which was about the time Roberto got laid off from his job. There is suspicion although not confirmed that Sam has Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). Sam is a fussy eater requiring short and frequent feedings. He has been home for 2 weeks and wakes up hungry every 2 hours. He does not sleep through the night.
Roberto and Jane live in a house in a rural area. They do not have a network of friends and family who live nearby who can help but Janes mother has offered to move in with them temporarily. Roberto and Janes mother get along very well. Jane is debating whether she should reduce her family leave and go back to work earlier than she had planned.
Many of the details in the above case study have purposely been left ambiguous (e.g. ethnicity geographic location etc.) so that you can make some conjectures of your own and relate that to Sams short-term and long-term prognosis.
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