This book focuses on foetal development in the last three months of pregnancy: how the foetus's brain and senses develop, how it makes breathing movements, and how it affects the placenta and eventually gives the signal for birth. This book shows how major advances in various branches of science have increased dramatically our understanding of the unborn baby's life.
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Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
Illustrationen
halftones, line illustrations, bibliography
ISBN-13
978-0-19-262474-1 (9780192624741)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Forward by Professor Sir Graham (Mont) Liggins; Preface; 1. The challenges of fetal life; 2. Egg meets sperm: what happens next; 3. Tasls for fetal organs; 4. Cell talk; 5. The placenta; 6. Fetal breathing movements; 7. Fetal circulation; 8. Baby's computer: the brain; 9. Fetal rhythms; 10. Fetal growth; 11. Baby on board - don't abuse; 12. A time to be born; 13. Labour and delivery: a job for two; 14. Newborn adaptation to life; 15. Prematurity: born too soon or too small; 16. The future; Glossary; Index.
