380.641.01
Prenatal and Infant Growth and Development
Location
East Baltimore
Term
1st Term
Department
Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2012 - 2013
Instruction Method
TBD
Tu, Th, 1:30 - 2:50pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Focuses on the core processes of physical growth and psychosocial development from conception through infancy. Addresses maturation, cognitive, social, and emotional development, and their assessment in the neonate and infant. Considers prenatal and postnatal risk factors for compromised growth and development, including the effects of prenatal teratogens and postnatal environmental factors.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Apply core concepts of basic biologic processes that guide growth and physical differentiation in humans to the embryonic, fetal, and infant periods
- Describe the core constructs of developmental science as they apply to functional development of the fetus, infant, and young child
- Identify factors that put individuals at risk for atypical growth and development, particularly those related to socioeconomic status