Watch and learn! Carefully selected media links and video chapter summaries by Laura Levine and Joyce Munsch will help bring key concepts and theories to life, preparing you for your studies and exams. 

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Chapter Video

• 5.1 - Prenatal Development
  This is a video that captures the development of a fetus week-by-week from conception to birth

• 5.2 - Invitro Fertilization
  This video describes how in vitro fertilization is conducted

• 5.4 - Early Prenatal Visit
  This video was created by the March of Dimes to explain what happens at an early prenatal visit.

• 5.5 - Diet for the Pregnant Mother
  Interview with a dietitian about what pregnant women should be eating.

• 5.7 - Thalidomide
  This video discusses the long history of thalidomide and the current uses of the drug.

• 5.8 - Stages of Labor
  A video that shows the stages of labor and delivery.

• 5.9 - Apgar Assessment
  This video shows the details of the newborn APGAR scale, developed by Virginia Apgar.

• 5.10 - What are normal sleep patterns for a newborn? Are sleep patterns different for an older infant?
  This video was produced by the March of Dimes and discusses the sleep patterns and habits of a newborn.

• 5.11 - Infant Mortality
  UNICEF created this video to discuss the worldwide epidemic of infant mortality.

• 5.12 - Infant Massage
  This video shows infant massage and discusses the benefits of infant massage to both the infant and the caregiver

Video Links

• Pregnancy and Ovulation (3:13)
  March of Dimes with Dr. Shiobhan Dolan present how women get pregnant, ovulate, and the early signs of pregnancy.

• NOVA film: Life’s Greatest Miracle
  A series of videos on prenatal development.

• Life in the Womb, Part I (7:07)
  Series of videos on pre-natal development by National Geographic in 2006.

• Part II (7:27)

• Part III (9:11)

• The Fetal Origins of Success: Douglas Almond at TEDxMiamiUniversity

• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: How Drugs Deform Your Baby (17:00)
  Video shows the effects of alcohol and other drugs on the developing fetus.

• Saving Babies: In our Hands (6:04)
  The March of Dimes presents a video on the hazards of pre-mature birth.

• C-Section (3:13)
  March of Dimes presents a video covering a C-section.

• Adoptive Parents Give Away Child with FASD (6:24)
  Features an interview with two parents who face the challenge of trying to raise a daughter with FASD.

• How to Reduce Your Baby's Risk of SIDS (6:18)
  BabyCenter with Dr. Esther K. Chung introduces ways to reduce the risk of SIDS.

• Bringing your Baby Home (5:11)
  Video presented by March of Dimes the overviews infant screening.

• Postpartum Feelings (4:50)
  March of Dimes with Dr. Shiobhan Dolan introduces postpartum depression or blues with interviews with new mothers.

Audio Links

• NPR: Prenatal Care Behind Bars
  Discussion of a program providing prenatal care to pregnant and mothering inmates.

• NPR: Surrounded By Plastic, NICU Infants Tested For Risk
  This program discusses the risk of phthalates to children in the neonatal intensive care until (NICU).