The Child Before Birth /
This highly readable book is a concise and fascinating account of the nine months from conception to birth. It deals with prenatal development and learning, and discusses the effects of nutrition, maternal characteristics and experiences, drugs (including the "pill," aspirin, marijuana, an...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Ithaca, NY :
Cornell University Press,
[2019]
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7591/j.ctvv412c0 |
| Summary: | This highly readable book is a concise and fascinating account of the nine months from conception to birth. It deals with prenatal development and learning, and discusses the effects of nutrition, maternal characteristics and experiences, drugs (including the "pill," aspirin, marijuana, and LSD), and diseases. Finally, it summarizes the most recent scientific advances that increase a baby's chances of being born normal. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (194 p.) : 4 line illustrations, 5 b&w halftones, 8 color photo |
| ISBN: | 9781501741050 1501741055 |