TY - BOOK AU - Wilcox,Allen J. TI - Fertility and pregnancy: an epidemiologic perspective SN - 9780199711444 AV - QP252 .W55 2010eb U1 - 612.6 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Oxford, New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Human reproduction KW - Reproductive health KW - Infertility KW - Epidemiology KW - Pregnancy KW - Complications KW - Fertility KW - Pregnancy Complications KW - epidemiology KW - Reproductive Physiological Phenomena KW - Reproduction KW - Reproductive Medicine KW - Reproduction humaine KW - Santé de la reproduction KW - Infertilité KW - Épidémiologie KW - Fécondité KW - MEDICAL KW - Reproductive Medicine & Technology KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Fertilitet KW - sao KW - Människan KW - fortplantning KW - dissertations KW - aat KW - Academic theses KW - lcgft KW - Thèses et écrits académiques KW - rvmgf N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The creative biology of human reproduction -- On getting pregnant -- How humans control their fertility -- Infections and reproduction -- The genetics of reproduction -- Evolutionary biology and eugenics -- Heterogeneity of risk -- Reproductive epidemiology : themes and variations -- Fertility and fecundability -- Early pregnancy loss -- Miscarriage -- Stillbirth and infant mortality -- Twins and more -- Gestational age and preterm delivery -- Birth weight and fetal growth -- Birth defects -- Sex ratio -- Maternal mortality and morbidity -- Preeclampsia -- Fetal exposures and adult disease -- Unanswered questions in reproductive epidemiology N2 - "Fertility and Pregnancy: An Epidemiologic Perspective offers an overview of human reproduction - how it works, and what causes it to go wrong. Weaving together history, biology, obstetrics, pediatrics, demography, infectious diseases, molecular genetics, and evolutionary biology, Allen Wilcox brings a fresh coherence to the epidemiologic study of reproduction and pregnancy. Along the way, he provides entertaining anecdotes, superb graphs, odd tidbits, and occasional humor that bring the topic to life"--Provided by publisher UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=315347 ER -