Prenatal Development and Birth Discussion

Watch this YouTube video. Remember to put on the Closed Captions to better understand their words.

GentleBirth – A Positive Birth Story | Marcia & Stan (Links to an external site.)

What factors before the birth contributed to a healthy pregnancy and birth that you saw in this video?

From the textbook, what are specific teratogens that could affect a pregnancy in a negative way?

After the birth in the video, what do you suppose was the type of birth Marcia and Stan were planning? What was the result?

Do you have any comments on your own experiences with pregnancy and birth, either from the perspective of a mother yourself, or as a father, a sister, brother, friend, etc. who supported an expectant mother?