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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.

The largest section of the book examines the development of the baby in the womb and the parallel changes in the mother's body.

Special 3-D art, illustrations, scans, and photographs show exactly how a baby changes and grows during pregnancy and how the female body adapts to carry it.

A section on labor and birth explains these processes with step-by-step illustrations and easy-to-grasp text.

The Science of Pregnancy also looks at the nature of human pregnancy, including how it evolved, and explores the anatomy and physiology of both the male and female reproductive systems.

The mysteries of DNA and genetics are unraveled and explained in clear, illustrated detail, including patterns of inheritance and the interplay of genes and environment.

Also provides straightforward, illustrated information on possible problems before, during, and after birth.

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
TRIMESTER
MONTH 1
WEEKS 1–4
MOTHER AND EMBRYO
KEY DEVELOPMENTS: MOTHER
CONCEPTION
FERTILIZATION TO IMPLANTATION
EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT
SAFETY IN PREGNANCY
DIET AND EXERCISE
MONTH 2
WEEKS 5–8
MOTHER AND EMBRYO
KEY DEVELOPMENTS: MOTHER
KEY DEVELOPMENTS: EMBRYO
MONTH 3
WEEKS 9–12
MOTHER AND FETUS
KEY DEVELOPMENTS: MOTHER
KEY DEVELOPMENTS: FETUS
THE SKELETON
TRIMESTER 2
MONTH 4
WEEKS 13–16
MOTHER AND FETUS
KEY DEVELOPMENTS: MOTHER
KEY DEVELOPMENTS: FETUS
MONTH 5
WEEKS 17–21
MOTHER AND FETUS
KEY DEVELOPMENTS: MOTHER
KEY DEVELOPMENTS: FETUS
MONTH 6
WEEKS 18–26
MOTHER AND FETUS
KEY DEVELOPMENTS: MOTHER
KEY DEVELOPMENTS: FETUS
THE FORMATION OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
TRIMESTER 3
MONTH 7
WEEKS 27–30
MOTHER AND FETUS
KEY DEVELOPMENTS: MOTHER
KEY DEVELOPMENTS: FETUS
MONTH 8
WEEKS 31–35
MOTHER AND FETUS
KEY DEVELOPMENTS: MOTHER
KEY DEVELOPMENTS: FETUS
MONTH 9
WEEKS 36–40
MOTHER AND FETUS
KEY DEVELOPMENTS: MOTHER
THE FORMATION OF THE BRAIN
KEY DEVELOPMENTS: FETUS
THE MOTHER’S CHANGING BODY
THE 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
GLOSSARY
INDEX
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS