Environmental Factors During Prenatal Development

There are many factors that can negatively impact the developing person. During prenatal development, environmental factors can significantly affect the development of the child. Most everything the mother ingests, including food, liquid, and even medication, travels through the placenta to the fetus; anything the mother is exposed to in the environment affects the fetus. The factors that associated with this scenario are smoking, alcohol, stress, nutrition, prenatal vitamins, and no establish care with a doctor. Having a healthy pregnancy is one of the best ways to promote a healthy birth. Getting early and regular prenatal care improves the chances of a healthy pregnancy. Pregnancy is a time of many changes. Your body, your emotions and the life of your family are changing. You
Some women deal with stress by smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol or taking street drugs, which can lead to pregnancy problems (March of Dimes Foundation, 2016). Poor maternal nutrition can be quite damaging to the unborn child's brain development, which is why proper prenatal care is so important (Robbins n.d).
A healthy and varied diet is important at all times in life, but particularly so during pregnancy. The maternal diet must provide sufficient energy and nutrients to meet the mother's usual requirements, as well as the needs of the growing fetus, and enable the mother to lay down stores of nutrients required for fetal development as well as for lactation.
I would sit down with Anya to discuss some options on how to support her through this pregnancy. I would recommend community resources like Women Infant Child (WIC) the special supplemental nutrition program for woman, infants, and children provides federal grants to states for supplemental foods. Also have her look into the Single moms support group this organization provides support in dealing with children and family as a single mom