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Learning Objectives: 11.1 Compare and contrast one’s emotional and cognitive reactions to three case studies.

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Learning Objectives: 11.3 Give examples of how humans attempt to exercise human agency to get control over conception and pregnancy.

Website: How Social Workers Help Couples Recover from Pregnancy Loss

 

Learning Objectives: 11.4 Summarize three trimesters of fetal development.

Website: Fetal Development

 

Learning Objectives: 11.5 Describe the special challenges faced by premature and low-birthweight newborns and newborns with congenital anomalies.

Audio: Weak Brain Connections May Link Premature Birth and Later Disorders

 

Learning Objectives: 11.6 Summarize the typical physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development of infants.

Website: How Important Is Physical Contact with your Infant?

 

Learning Objectives: 11.7 Analyze the role of play in infant development.

Video: Play Is More Than Just Fun

 

Learning Objectives: 11.10 Give examples of risk factors and protective factors during infancy.

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Learning Objectives: 11.11 Apply knowledge of conception, pregnancy, childbirth, and infancy to recommend guidelines for social work assessment and intervention.

Website: What Is a Perinatal Social Worker?