The science of pregnancy / Dr. Sarah Brewer, Shaoni Bhattacharya, Dr. Justine Davies, Dr. Sheena Meredith, Dr. Penny Preston ; editorial consultant, Dr. Paul Moran.

By: Brewer, Sarah [author.]
Contributor(s): Bhattacharya, Shaoni [author.] | Davies, Justine [author.] | Meredith, Sheena [author.] | Preston, Penny, 1965- [author.] | Moran, Paul [editorial consultant.]
Language: English Publisher: New York : DK, [2019]Copyright date: © 2019Edition: New edition, American editionDescription: 256 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781465480538; 1465480536Uniform titles: Pregnant body book Subject(s): Pregnancy -- Popular works | Childbirth -- Popular works | Childbirth | PregnancyGenre/Form: Popular works.DDC classification: 618.2 LOC classification: RG525 | .S3975 2019
Contents:
Human pregnancy -- The evolution of pregnancy -- Medical advances -- Imaging techniques -- Going inside -- ANATOMY: Body systems ; The male reproductive system ; The prostate gland, penis, and testes ; Male puberty ; How sperm is made ; The female reproductive system ; The ovaries and fallopian tubes ; The uterus, cervix, and vagina ; The breasts ; Female puberty ; The female reproductive cycle -- GENETICS: The molecules of life ; How DNA works ; Patterns of inheritance ; Genetic problems and investigations -- THE SCIENCE OF SEX: The evolution of sex ; Attractiveness ; Desire and arousal ; The act of sex ; Birth control -- CONCEPTION TO BIRTH: [Trimesters 1-3 ; Mother and embryo/fetus ; Key developments ; Formation of body systems ; Mother's changing body ; Fetus's changing body] -- LABOR: Preparing for birth ; The first stage of labor ; The birth ; Birth settings ; After the birth ; Assisted birth -- POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT: Recovery and feeding ; The newborn baby ; Early responses and progress ; The first two years -- DISORDERS: Fertility disorders ; Female reproductive disorders ; Male reproductive disorders ; Sexually transmitted diseases ; Complications in pregnancy ; Labor and delivery problems ; Problems in newborns ; Problems affecting the mother after delivery.
Summary: Follow the amazing journey of the earliest stages of human life, with month-by-month development shown in unprecedented detail. The complex concepts and processes of emerging life are demystified with clear, jargon-free text, while exclusive 3-D images, extraordinary photographs, and detailed illustrations illuminate every aspect of human pregnancy.
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"The complete illustrated guide from conception to birth"--Cover.

Includes index.

Human pregnancy -- The evolution of pregnancy -- Medical advances -- Imaging techniques -- Going inside -- ANATOMY: Body systems ; The male reproductive system ; The prostate gland, penis, and testes ; Male puberty ; How sperm is made ; The female reproductive system ; The ovaries and fallopian tubes ; The uterus, cervix, and vagina ; The breasts ; Female puberty ; The female reproductive cycle -- GENETICS: The molecules of life ; How DNA works ; Patterns of inheritance ; Genetic problems and investigations -- THE SCIENCE OF SEX: The evolution of sex ; Attractiveness ; Desire and arousal ; The act of sex ; Birth control -- CONCEPTION TO BIRTH: [Trimesters 1-3 ; Mother and embryo/fetus ; Key developments ; Formation of body systems ; Mother's changing body ; Fetus's changing body] -- LABOR: Preparing for birth ; The first stage of labor ; The birth ; Birth settings ; After the birth ; Assisted birth -- POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT: Recovery and feeding ; The newborn baby ; Early responses and progress ; The first two years -- DISORDERS: Fertility disorders ; Female reproductive disorders ; Male reproductive disorders ; Sexually transmitted diseases ; Complications in pregnancy ; Labor and delivery problems ; Problems in newborns ; Problems affecting the mother after delivery.

Follow the amazing journey of the earliest stages of human life, with month-by-month development shown in unprecedented detail. The complex concepts and processes of emerging life are demystified with clear, jargon-free text, while exclusive 3-D images, extraordinary photographs, and detailed illustrations illuminate every aspect of human pregnancy.

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