Physicians use medical technologies like ultrasound and amniocentesis to monitor the progress of the fetus during pregnancy. Ultrasound allows doctors to detect structural abnormalities, and estimate the age and position of the fetus. Amniocentesis ...
Nurture begins in the womb as the fetus is exposed to various types of nutrition and agents that are potentially toxic. The significance of the prenatal environment was underscored in a longitudinal study of 10,000 families in England that began i...