Babies Learn before they are Born-Free-Samples for Students

Questions: 1.Explain why it is important for our profession to be up to date with brain research. 2.You have found to be worth commenting on that you were not aware of until now. I am expecting at least 4 points from you for this answer. Be sure to explain fully. 3.When you graduate you will be working in partnership with families. Share an idea on how you could relay this information to families. 4.In regard to child development, what further research do you recommend needs to be a priority and why? 5.List at least 4-5 thought provoking questions that you could ask the presenter of this video if you were in the audience. You may list these. Answers: 1.A lot of research has been done in the past about the brain and its function. Such information plays an important role in understanding developments patterns in children and adult. Many more new and revolutionary brain research is going on and it is important for scientist to remain update with brain research because it can help to explore a new dynamic picture of the brain function which was not known early. Being updated with new research may help to solve certain barriers that come in understanding human development in different context. New and current research on brain development can help to identify new ways of treating and preventing brain related disorders (DiLuca Olesen, 2014).. Hence, practice becomes easier when it is based on findings from recent medical research. In case of child learning and development also, there are many new research which are analyzing the impact of pregnancy physiology on child development, which can have implications for shaping the lives of c hildren and families (Ansell, 2016). 2.After seeing this video, I am amazed to learn that a baby starts learning before birth. Although I was aware that babies organs begins to develop at different stages of pregnancy, however I was not aware that babies start learning from the womb. For me, learning in children started after birth which was a misconception. Some of the surprises or wow information that I have received from this video are as follows: It was surprising to learn that babies recognize their mothers voices in the womb. I was aware that the amniotic fluid provides nutrition to fetus, however the information of sound traveling from the mothers abdominal tissue through the amniotic fluid is a wow element for me (Paul, 2011). I am no more able to relate to the fact that why babies respond so much to the voice of their mothers. Another very intriguing and new information that I have found in the video is that babies cry in the accent of their mothers native language too. The information that French babies cry on a rising note and German babies use falling note is fascinating information (Paul, 2011). In this case also, the mothers role in babies learning in the womb is recognized. I am also aware that babies develop their taste buds and olfactory receptors by seven months of gestation. However, new information that I have gained from the video is that babies recognize the flavors of the food their mother take too. This is a very surprising element (Paul, 2011). The video proved this fact by explanation regarding range of experiment done with pregnant women where babies were found to favor a food item when their mother ate a lot of that food item in the third trimester of pregnancy. The video is full of new information on what babies learn in the womb. The manner in which pregnant mothers diet affect a baby is also a new thing to learn. By stories on the Hunger winter and the way prenatal experience affects the bodies of mothers is also new information to learn (Paul, 2011). By using such information, pregnant women can help to provide the best environment to the fetus to promote their health and well being after birth too. 3.The information provides is very necessary for pregnant women and families to learn so that pregnant women take proper diet and behaves in a manner to promote optimal learning and development of their fetus. When I will graduate, then I aim pass on these information to families by holding a weekly session on the topic in centers where pregnant women comes for visit. I plan to present the information in an audio visual format along with some pictures too so that pregnant women get the message very clearly (Nagendran, Dimick, 2014). I will also distribute pamphlet after session which will make them aware about list of things that pregnant women should do during pregnancy. This will help them to maintain good diet as well as provide favorable environment to the developing fetus. 4.With regard to child development, I think research on the pregnant women behavior and fetal behavior during the prenatal period should be further explored. This is because the video has given a short insight that different types of pregnant womens behavior such as her voice, her diet and food patterns affects the response that babies take after birth. Hence, it would be interesting to learn the ideal behavior that women should demonstrate during the pregnancy period for the optimal development of fetus. It will also help gain new insight regarding how fetal behavior promotes survival and transition to the postnatal world. Such research would give detailed insight into prenatal sensory experiences and their impact on the structure of brain and neural processing (Hepper, 2015). Such research will also have great implication in improving survival and development in babies after birth. 5.If I was present in the audience, I would have asked the presenter the following list of questions: With regard to the information given that fetal learns the sound of their mothers voices, I would ask the presenter whether there is any valid evidence based research to prove the point. Gaining this knowledge will be important for me to ensure that the information is credible (Cope, 2014, January). If I get to access 4-5 recent articles that prove that fetus hears the sound of their mothers voice, then I would be more able to believe the information. At the starting of the video, the presenter told that babies are good at sucking. Hence, I would like to ask the presenter why babies do not have to learn sucking. What experiences in the prenatal period help them learn ways to suck. This would give new insight regarding any maternal behavior that promotes acquiring such skills in babies. In response to the presenters statement that babies cry in their mothers native language and that they imitate melodic contours of the language (Paul, 2011), I would ask how a fetus can learn such specific skill. This information seemed unbelievable because melodic contours of a language are a complex task which seems unbelievable to be done by a fetus. More explanation might help to get clear understanding about the fact. I would also like to inquire about the physiological mechanism in pregnant women who starves and its contribution to high rate of obesity and diabetes. The mechanism behind the action would be clear by this statement References Ansell, N. (2016).Children, youth and development. Routledge. Cope, D. G. (2014, January). Methods and meanings: credibility and trustworthiness of qualitative research. InOncology nursing forum(Vol. 41, No. 1). DiLuca, M., Olesen, J. (2014). The cost of brain diseases: a burden or a challenge?.Neuron,82(6), 1205-1208. Hepper, P. (2015). Behavior during the prenatal period: Adaptive for development and survival.Child Development Perspectives,9(1), 38-43. Nagendran, M., Dimick, J. B. (2014). Disseminating research findings: preparing for Generation Y.JAMA surgery,149(7), 629-630. Paul, A. (2011).What we learn before we're born.Ted.com. Retrieved 19 February 2018, from https://www.ted.com/talks/annie_murphy_paul_what_we_learn_before_we_re_born/transcript#t-237862