Discusses the history of modern embryology, and provides insight on how cells know their position in the embryo, evolution, development of the brain, the processes of regeneration, growth, and aging

A photographic tour of the entire process of life from conception to childbirth provides a clear understanding of every stage of a baby's development and reveals an unborn child's prenatal responses to stimuli.

Product Description: This work examines the stages and mechanisms of normal development during the last three months of pregnancy. Topics covered include: how the placenta functions as a lung, gut and kidney for the uterus; how the foetal brain is dependent on continuous activity to develop normally; maternal lifestyle and its impact on foetal development; cell instructions to each other in order that they end up in the right place in the baby's body; how the foetus gives the signal to start the birth process; and how the new-born baby adapts to the world outside the uterus...read more

Product Description: 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...read more