Development of normal fetal movements:the first 25 weeks of gestation

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Piontelli Alessandra, 1945-
Corporate Authors: SpringerLink (Online service)
Published: Springer Verlag Italia,
Publisher Address: Milan
Publication Dates: c2010.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-1402-2
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xii, 133 p.): ill.
ISBN: 9788847014022 (electronic bk.)
8847014026 (electronic bk.)
Index Number: R714
CLC: R714.5
Contents: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.