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380.641.01
Prenatal and Infant Growth and Development

Course Status
Discontinued

Location
East Baltimore
Term
1st Term
Department
Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2017 - 2018
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
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
Description
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:
  1. Apply core concepts of basic biologic processes that guide growth and physical differentiation in humans to the embryonic, fetal, and infant periods
  2. Describe the core constructs of developmental science to functional development of the fetus, infant, and young child
  3. Identify factors that put individuals at risk for atypical growth and development, including biological and social risks
  4. Critically examine basic methodology and design of research on prenatal risk factors to evaluate the validity of journal article conclusions
Enrollment Restriction
No undergraduates