The Pregnant Body Book

Contents 4 ......Page 6
Human Pregnancy 6 ......Page 8
The Evolution of Pregnancy 8 ......Page 10
Medical Advances 10 ......Page 12
Imaging Techniques 12 ......Page 14
Going Inside 14 ......Page 16
Anatomy 24 ......Page 27
Body Systems 26 ......Page 28
The Male Reproductive System 28 ......Page 30
The Prostate Gland, Penis, and Testes 30 ......Page 32
Male Puberty 31 ......Page 33
How Sperm Is Made 32 ......Page 34
The Female Reproductive System 34 ......Page 36
The Ovaries and Fallopian Tubes 36 ......Page 38
The Uterus, Cervix, and Vagina 40 ......Page 42
The Breasts 42 ......Page 44
Female Puberty 43 ......Page 45
The Female Reproductive Cycle 44 ......Page 46
Genetics 46 ......Page 49
The Molecules of Life 48 ......Page 50
How Dna Works 50 ......Page 52
Patterns of Inheritance 52 ......Page 54
Genetic Problems and Investigations 54 ......Page 56
The Science of Sex 56 ......Page 59
The Evolution of Sex 58 ......Page 60
Attractiveness 62 ......Page 64
Desire and Arousal 64 ......Page 66
The Act of Sex 66 ......Page 68
Birth Control 68 ......Page 70
Conception to Birth 70 ......Page 73
Trimester 1 72 ......Page 74
Weeks 1–4 74 ......Page 76
Mother and Embryo 76 ......Page 78
Key Developments: Mother 78 ......Page 80
Conception 80 ......Page 82
Fertilization to Implantation 84 ......Page 87
Embryonic Development 86 ......Page 89
Safety in Pregnancy 88 ......Page 90
Diet and Exercise 90 ......Page 92
Weeks 5–8 92 ......Page 94
Mother and Embryo 94 ......Page 96
Key Developments: Mother 96 ......Page 98
Key Developments: Embryo 98 ......Page 100
Weeks 9–12 106 ......Page 108
Mother and Fetus 108 ......Page 110
Key Developments: Mother 110 ......Page 112
Key Developments: Fetus 114 ......Page 116
The Skeleton 118 ......Page 120
Trimester 2 124 ......Page 126
Weeks 13–16 126 ......Page 128
Mother and Fetus 128 ......Page 130
Key Developments: Mother 130 ......Page 132
Key Developments: Fetus 131 ......Page 133
Weeks 17–21 134 ......Page 136
Mother and Fetus 136 ......Page 138
Key Developments: Mother 138 ......Page 140
Key Developments: Fetus 139 ......Page 141
Weeks 18–26 144 ......Page 146
Mother and Fetus 146 ......Page 148
Key Developments: Mother 148 ......Page 150
Key Developments: Fetus 149 ......Page 151
The Formation of the Respiratory System 152 ......Page 154
Trimester 3 154......Page 156
Weeks 27–30 156......Page 158
Mother and Fetus 158......Page 160
Key Developments: Mother 160......Page 162
Key Developments: Fetus 161......Page 163
Month 8 164......Page 166
Mother and Fetus 166......Page 168
Key Developments: Mother 168......Page 170
Key Developments: Fetus 169......Page 171
Weeks 36–40 170......Page 172
Mother and Fetus 172......Page 174
Key Developments: Mother 174......Page 176
The Formation of the Brain 176......Page 178
Key Developments: Fetus 180......Page 182
The Mother’s Changing Body 182......Page 184
The Fetus’s Changing Body 184......Page 186
Labor 186......Page 189
Preparing for Birth 188......Page 190
The First Stage of Labor 190......Page 192
The Birth 192......Page 194
Alternative Births 198......Page 200
After the Birth 200......Page 202
Assisted Birth 202......Page 204
Postnatal Development 204......Page 207
Recovery and Feeding 206......Page 208
The Newborn Baby 208......Page 210
Early Responses and Progress 210......Page 212
The First Two Years 212......Page 214
Disorders 214......Page 217
Fertility Disorders 216......Page 218
Female Reproductive Disorders 218......Page 220
Male Reproductive Disorders 222......Page 224
Sexually Transmitted Diseases 224......Page 226
Complications in Pregnancy 226......Page 228
Labor and Delivery Problems 232......Page 234
Problems in Newborns 234......Page 236
Problems Affecting the Mother After Delivery 240......Page 242
Glossary 244......Page 246
Index 250......Page 252
256 Acknowledgments ......Page 258