num_pages: 238
description: Describes the fascinating wonders of our prenatal origins as we prepare to take on the challenges of independent life. The author answers such questions * How does the fetus start the birth process? * Why does the fetus make breathing movements? * What are the functions of the placenta, our only true throw-away organ? * How does maternal lifestyle affect the fetus? * How does the fetus tell the time?
language: English
title: Life Before Birth and a Time to Be Born
titlecomplete: Life Before Birth and a Time to Be Born
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Perinatology Pr