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The most valuable investment any population makes is at its children, the next generation. The more we learn about the fetus the better we are able to understand the problems and abnormalities that may appear during development. Dr. Peter Nathanielsz, the first to show that the fetal brain gives the signs that start the procedure of delivery, reviews the recent explosion of information on fetal development through the second half of being pregnant. How genes store the blueprint for fetal development is described, as well as the intricacies of the development and function of the major body organ systems, the placenta, lungs, heart, and brain. Listeners will be fascinated by the answers to such questions as: How can the fetus start the delivery process? Why does the fetus make breathing movements? What are the functions of the placenta, the sole truly throw-away body organ? Can the fetus tell the time? How can the maternal lifestyle have an effect on the fetus? Do prenatal occasions predispose to abrupt infant death syndrome? For 30 years, Dr. Peter Nathanielsz has explored the mysteries of fetal development. Life before Delivery asks how we can enhance the quality of fetal life and make the next technology for the obstacles that lie in advance. It is a remarkable insight into an interval of development through which we ourselves have handed. This e book is for all those who marvel at the exceptional competence of the newborn whose cry indicates "I am here."
