Life Span Development - I- Prenatal Development And Infancy ( Theory )

Paper Code: 
HHD124
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
4.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to :

  • Understand physiological changes during pregnancy.
  • Understand development during infancy.
  • Understand problems and  care to be taken during infancy.
Unit I: 
Prenatal Development

                                                                                                 12Hrs

 a) Pregnancy- Physiological and psychological changes, Placenta- functions, fetal blood           

circulation;  Amniotic fluid- functions.

a)      Hormonal changes in pregnancy and lactation.

b)      Prenatal Development.- Stages, trimesters, Prenatal Environmental Influences, teratogens.

c)      Complications during pregnancy and child birth.

Unit II: 
Birth process& assessmenT

 

                                               

  1. Birth process- methods of delivery, uses of analgesia, anesthesia, oxytocics.
  2. Women’s rights related to pregnancy and child birth.
  3. Prematurity – Preterm, small for date, Impact of prematurity and birth weight on personality.
  4. Assessment of newborn- APGAR scale, Brazelton neonatal behavioral assessment scale, Neonatal ICU network neurobehavioral scale ( NNNS )
Unit III: 
Infancy

                                                                                                    

     a) The neonate upto 4 weeks-Physical, physiological, cognitive, social capabilities.

     b) Four weeks upto 2 Years-

  1. Physical and motor- fine and gross motor skills, social development.
  2. Emotional development - Primary and self conscious emotions.
  3. Cognitive - attention, memory, thinking and metacognition in life span .
  4. Language  development- Broca’s and Wernicke’s areas in brain, language rules- phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics, metalinguistic awareness, telegraphic speech.
  5. Sensory and perceptual development.
Unit IV: 
UNIT IV
  1. Physiology of brain and changes during infancy.
  2. Reflexes, stimulation and infant response.
  3. Early environment (Critical periods). Importance-need for desirable child rearing practices, effects of  environmental deprivation, maternal-child interactions, effects of maternal deprivation, early social  experience, mothering, attachment.
Unit V: 
UNIT V
  1. Immunization schedule
  2. The sleep / wake cycle- REM, NREM.
  3. Massage therapy of infants, kangaroo care and bonding.

d). Temperament- classification, biological foundation, environmental factors, parenting babies with different temperaments.

e). SIDS, stranger anxiety/ separation protest/ social referencing.

Essential Readings: 
  • Hurlock, E.B., (2004), Child Growth and Development, Tata Mc.Graw Hill Company
  • Papalia, D.E., and Olds, S.W., (2005), Human Development, Tata Mc.Graw Hill Company,New York.
  • Rice Philip. K (2001) Human development, Prentice Hall, New Jersy
  • Santrock, J.W., (2006), Child Development, Tata Mc.Graw Hill Publishing Company, NewDelhi
  • Suriakanthi, A., (2005), Child Development, Kavitha Publications, Gandhigram, TamilNadu.
  • Berk, L.E., (2007), Development through the Life Span, Pearson Education, New Delhi.
  • Devadas, R.P; Jaya, N( 2002), A Textbook on Child Development, Macmillan India Limited, Madras.
  • Aubrey, C. (2011) Leading and Managing in the Early Years. New York: Sage Global
  • Berk E. Laura (2005), “Child Development”, Pearson Prentice Hall, Indian Branch, New Delhi.
  • Jack . P. Shankoff and Deborah Phillips (2000) “ Neurons to Neighborhoods” National Academy Press
  • ShrimaliShyam Sunder (2005), “Child Development”, Pearson Education (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. Delhi.

 

 

 

 

Academic Year: 
2017-2018
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