{"product_id":"studies-in-fetal-behavior-9781119186267","title":"Studies in Fetal Behavior","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong the earliest volumes of this monograph series was a report by Lester Sontag and colleagues, of the esteemed Fels Institute, on the heart rate of the human fetus as an expression of the developing nervous system. Here, some 75 years later, we commemorate this work and provide historical and contemporary context on knowledge regarding fetal development, as well as results from our own research. These are based on synchronized monitoring of maternal and fetal parameters assessed between 24 and 36 weeks gestation on 740 maternal-fetal pairs compiled from eight separate longitudinal studies, which commenced in the early 1990s. Data include maternal heart rate, respiratory sinus arrhythmia, and electrodermal activity and fetal heart rate, motor activity, and their integration. Hierarchical linear modeling of developmental trajectories reveals that the fetus develops in predictable ways consistent with advancing parasympathetic regulation. Findings also include: within-fetus stability (\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eABSTRACT vii\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI FETAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH IN CONTEXT: SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS OF INFLUENCE OF THE FELS LONGITUDINAL STUDY 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII. WHY STUDY THE FETUS? 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII. METHODS TO MONITOR THE FETUS 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV. DESCRIPTION OF OUR RESEARCH PROGRAM 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV. FETAL HEART RATE AND VARIABILITY 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVI. FETAL MOTOR ACTIVITY 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVII. INTEGRATION OF FETAL MOVEMENT AND FETAL HEART RATE 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVIII. THE MATERNAL CONTEXT 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIX. SEX DIFFERENCES IN FETAL DEVELOPMENT 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eX. SIBLINGS 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eXI. DEVIATIONS FROM NORMAL DEVELOPMENT 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eXII. GENERAL DISCUSSION 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eXIII. FETAL NEUROBEHAVIORAL RESEARCH REIMAGINED 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eREFERENCES 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eACKNOWLEDGMENTS 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCOMMENTARIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSTORY AND HISTORY IN FETAL BEHAVIOR 114\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKaren Brakke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMYSTERIES OF THE HUMAN FETUS REVEALED 124\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCurt A. Sandman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCONTRIBUTORS 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSTATEMENT OF EDITORIAL POLICY 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSUBJECT INDEX 142\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528849498455,"sku":"9781119186267","price":32.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119186267.jpg?v=1731873267","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/studies-in-fetal-behavior-9781119186267","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}