Embryology-development and birth

• Author: R. John Naranja
• Pages: 177-184

EMBRYOLOGY—

DEVELOPMENT AND BIRTH

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CHAPTER 15

EMBRYOLOGY

DEVELOPMENT AND BIRTH

§151 FERTILIZATION, IMPLANTATION, AND THE PLACENTA

§15-1.1 General Structure of the Placenta

§15-1.2 Fetal Membranes

§15-1.3 Amniotic Fluid

§15-1.4 Placental Abnormalities

§152 EMBRYO AND FETUS

§15-2.1 Embryonic Period

§15-2.2 Fetal Period

§153 BIRTH

§15-3.1 Maternal Factors

§15-3.2 Fetal Factors

§15-3.3 Progression of Normal Birth

[Editor’s Note: All medical illustrations that appear or are referenced in this chapter are available online – in full-size

and most in four-color – through James Publishing Digital Access.]