WEBVTT 00:31.500 --> 00:33.633 The developmental period before birth 00:33.667 --> 00:37.233 is increasingly understood as a time of preparation 00:37.267 --> 00:39.133 during which the developing human 00:39.167 --> 00:41.100 acquires the many structures, 00:41.133 --> 00:42.900 and practices the many skills, needed 00:42.933 --> 00:45.167 for survival after birth.