TY - BOOK AU - WILCOX, Allen J. TI - Fertility and pregnancy : : an epidemiologic perspective / SN - 9780195342864 PY - 2010/// CY - Oxford ; , New York : PB - Oxford University Press, KW - Reproducció humana KW - lemac KW - Salut reproductiva KW - Esterilitat KW - Epidemiologia KW - Embaràs KW - Complicacions KW - Fecunditat humana KW - popin KW - EMBARAZO KW - PREGNANCY KW - EPIDEMIOLOGÍA KW - EPIDEMIOLOGY KW - ESTERILIDAD KW - STERILITY KW - SALUD REPRODUCTIVA KW - REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH KW - FECUNDIDAD KW - FERTILITY N1 - Inclou referències bibliogràfiques i índex.; 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."--BOOK JACKET. ER -