Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

4-25-2025

Keywords

birth, conception, development, embryonic stage, fetal stage, fetus, germinal stage, mother’s womb, nine months (typical duration), prenatal, prenatal development, process, stages, teratogens, time

Disciplines

Biological Psychology | Developmental Psychology

Abstract

Prenatal refers to the period of time between conception and birth. As such, prenatal development is the process in which a fetus develops in its mother’s womb. This period typically lasts nine months. Prenatal development can be divided into three stages: the germinal stage, the embryonic stage, and the fetal stage (Lally & Valentine-French, 2019).

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