Fetal Growth and Development: The Generation R Study
Year: 2007
Type: dissertation
Abstract: The importance of the female womb and the mysterious processes that take place in the \nuterus before birth caused it to be a sacred symbol from ancient history onwards 1. \nDespite this ancient general acknowledgement of the importance of fetal growth and \ndevelopment for human existence on earth, the only thing, however, that was generally \nknown about pregnancy was that it lasted circa 9 lunar months. -A concept that hasn’t \nchanged considerably though- It wasn’t until the 20th century that science enabled unravelling \nsome of the mysteries of pregnancy. In 1968, still little was known about human \nfetal development. Kloosterman, a Dutch professor in obstetrics, described knowledge \nof that time in the following way: ”How intrauterine growth processes during a normal \npregnancy evolve and what regulates these processes in humans is practically unknown. \nThis especially involves humans for the developing human conceptus is hardly accessible \nfor observation. Fact is that fetal growth velocity diff ers and that it is malpractice to use \nbirth weight as a measure for maturity at birth. An early born giant and a late born dwarf \nwith a similar birth weight can diff er largely in maturity and development.”
Author: Bero O. Verburg
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2150035620