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Development is affected by genetics, maternal health, nutrition and exposures such as alcohol, smoking and some medicines. The registry parent points to prenatal development itself.","purpose":"Let an agent explain prenatal development, relay stages, organ development and influences from embryology and obstetric sources, describe the named processes, present debated questions such as fetal pain with positions attributed, and distinguish prenatal development from pregnancy as the maternal experience, birth defects, postnatal development and embryogenesis in other species, without individual advice.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Three stages","Organogenesis early","Sensitive to exposures","Late lung maturation"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"understand","name":"Understand","description":"What prenatal development is.","layers":[{"id":"definition","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","findings":[{"id":"definition-finding","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","questions":[{"text":"What is prenatal development, and how does it differ from pregnancy, birth defects, postnatal development and development in other species?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Is a pregnant person worried about an exposure or medicine, in which case a doctor, midwife or pharmacist should advise?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"processes","name":"Processes","description":"Named processes.","findings":[{"id":"processes-finding","name":"Processes","description":"Processes.","questions":[{"text":"What are fetal and antenatal development, respiratory system development and prenatal perception?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific process?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"stages","name":"Stages","description":"Stages.","layers":[{"id":"embryonic","name":"Embryonic","description":"Embryonic stage.","findings":[{"id":"embryonic-finding","name":"Embryonic","description":"Embryonic.","questions":[{"text":"What forms during the embryonic stage, as described by Carnegie stages?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which references are standard?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"fetal","name":"Fetal","description":"Fetal stage.","findings":[{"id":"fetal-finding","name":"Fetal","description":"Fetal.","questions":[{"text":"How do organs mature in the fetal stage, including the lungs?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which sources are cited?","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"influences","name":"Influences","description":"Influences.","layers":[{"id":"exposures","name":"Exposures","description":"Teratogens.","findings":[{"id":"exposures-finding","name":"Exposures","description":"Exposures.","questions":[{"text":"How do alcohol, smoking and some medicines affect development, as health agencies report?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits fetal alcohol spectrum disorder?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"nutrition","name":"Nutrition","description":"Nutrition.","findings":[{"id":"nutrition-finding","name":"Nutrition","description":"Nutrition.","questions":[{"text":"Why do guidelines recommend folic acid and other nutrients?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the information current?","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]},{"id":"context","name":"Context","description":"Debated questions.","layers":[{"id":"pain","name":"Fetal pain","description":"Fetal pain debate.","findings":[{"id":"pain-finding","name":"Fetal pain","description":"Fetal pain.","questions":[{"text":"What do medical colleges and researchers conclude about when fetal pain perception is possible, with positions attributed?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the presentation neutral and attributed?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"perception","name":"Perception","description":"Fetal senses.","findings":[{"id":"perception-finding","name":"Perception","description":"Perception.","questions":[{"text":"What do studies report about fetal hearing and taste development?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the presentation neutral and attributed?","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Explain the stages of prenatal development with sourced timelines.","Describe known harmful exposures in general terms and advise asking a clinician.","Present differing scientific views, such as on fetal pain, with their sources."],"mustNot":["Give individual advice on medicines or exposures for a particular pregnancy.","Use descriptions of development to pressure anyone toward a reproductive decision.","Present contested findings as settled to support a political position.","Diagnose abnormalities from scans or test results."],"requiresHuman":["Interpreting a particular person's scan or test results.","Any decision about prenatal testing or treatment."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Prenatal development is central to debates on abortion, where accuracy and neutrality matter.","Exposures in early development can cause lifelong harm, so safety guidance must be accurate."],"affectedParties":["Pregnant people","Developing children","Families"]},"owners":{"steward":"Nobody owns the process; the pregnant person decides about their own care.","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"Q4505579","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"developmental process","type":"related","note":"related; registry parent self-referential"},{"target":"pregnancy","type":"related"},{"target":"organogenesis","type":"related"},{"target":"postnatal development","type":"related"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.prenatal-development","Wikidata: Q2297155 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2297155)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"not-applicable","items":["germinal stage: about 2 weeks - after fertilisation","embryonic stage ends: about 8 weeks - after fertilisation","lung surfactant production: rises in late gestation note"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"optional","items":["Development from fertilisation to birth","Antenatal development, development of respiratory system, prenatal perception, fetal development","Pregnancy is the maternal process; birth defects are anomalies; postnatal development follows birth; other species differ in timing","Growth from a single cell to a fetus, shown in ultrasound images and embryology illustrations."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["explain stages","relay organ development","relay influences and risks","present debated questions with attribution"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Harmful exposures during early development","Partisan framing of fetal pain debates","Self-referential registry parent"]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["Carnegie stages of embryonic development","Medicine labelling for pregnancy risks","Alcohol health warning guidance"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Not applicable; a biological process.","germinal stage","embryonic stage","fetal stage","organ system development"]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q2297155: prenatal development","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2297155","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Prenatal development","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prenatal_development","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["The registry parent that points to prenatal development itself should be corrected","Should organ system development be split into separate entries?","How should embryology atlases be linked?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q2297155/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q2297155/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-14T01:11:03Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"not-applicable","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-06T19:51:57+00:00: completeness 1.00; 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