Development of Normal Fetal Movements

The First 25 Weeks of Gestation
2010
ISBN: 978-88-470-5606-0
Verlag: Springer Milan

Buch, Englisch, 133 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 193 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 325 g

This work sees the light for various reasons. There is a general lack of detailed information about the earliest stages of human motor development. The reasons for this are explained more fully in the Introduction; here we may simply state that, apart from their intrinsic interest, earlier phenomena are fundamental to the comprehension of later phenomena rooted in them, whether pathological or normal. This is especially so in the rapidly - veloping young organism. At birth the neonate is catapulted into a profoundly different physical and social envir- ment requiring extremely diverse functioning: suffice it to mention aerial respiration, no longer being fed through the placenta and the cord, and the full impact of gravity on neonatal movements. The neonate generally adapts smoothly to the transition, as it has been equipped to do so during the 9 months of pregnancy. However, the study of the early stages of fetal motor development should not be exclusively directed towards the und- standing of functioning in the neonate.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Piontelli, Alessandra

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Gynäkologie, Geburtshilfe
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Bildgebende Verfahren, Nuklearmedizin, Strahlentherapie Sonographie, Ultraschall
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Bildgebende Verfahren, Nuklearmedizin, Strahlentherapie Radiologie, Bildgebende Verfahren

Inhaltsverzeichnis

General Movements.- Startles, Twitches and Clonuses.- Hiccups, Yawning and Gasping.- Fetal Breathing Movements.- Swallowing, Sucking, and Handedness as Inferred from Fetal Thumb Sucking.- Localized Movements.- Facial Expressions.- Rest-activity Cycles, Clusters and the Ontogeny of Sleep.- Twin Fetuses and Twin Myths.- Conclusions: Movement is Life.