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Summary

This module aims to provide an overview of typical and atypical development from the foetal period to the first few months postnatal, including methods of newborn neurodevelopmental assessment, social care structures available to support newborns and families, and other environmental and genetic influences on the newborn. It also aims to develop critical analysis and thinking skills regarding prenatal and newborn health and development.

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Learning Objectives and Outcomes

After taking this module, you should be able to:

1. Describe typical and atypical foetal and newborn development.
2. Select appropriate methods for assessing newborn babies.
3. Suggest appropriate social care resources to parents of newborns.
4. Contextualize the health and development of newborns within the family & society.
5. Critically evaluate the influence of environmental factors on newborn developmentÌý .

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Who is this module for?

This is a core module for the MSc Infancy and Early Childhood Development ProgrammeÌýand available as an option for others in related programmes.

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Teaching and Learning Methods

Teaching will include lectures/seminars, and independent learning as well a number of video/internet learning hours.

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Assessment

You will be assessed by a 3000-word written essay.

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Selected Reading List

Maurer, D & Maurer, C (1989) The World of the Newborn. Viking Press ISBN-13: 978-0670828111