“New Age” Embryology Text Books: Implications for Fetal Research

"New Age" embryology textbooks: implications for fetal research.

Text Book of Embryology

ANATOMICAL STUDIES ON THE MOTION OF THE HEART AND BLOOD. By William Harvey, M.D. With an English Translation and Annotations by Chauncey D. Leake. Charies C. Thomas, Springfield, Ill. and Baltimore, Md. I928. According to the postscript of the author this is the third translation into English of Harvey's work on the circulation of the blood. The first was in I653; the second was that of Robert ...

Fetal pain: implications for research and practice.

Pain is a subjective experience. The fetus cannot tell us what it is feeling, and there is no objective method for the direct measurement of pain. To address the question of pain in the fetus, one must use indirect evidence from a variety of sources, and then make an informed guess. This approach is similar to that which we use with animals. We cannot ask animals how they feel, but infer from a...

Ultrasonographic fetal scapular length measurement for assessment of gestational age

one of the major goals of antenatal care is estimation of gestational age.the most widely used parameters for evaluation of fetal growth are biparietal diameter (BPD),femoral length (FL) and adbominal circumference (AC).to determine the value of prenatal ultrasonographic scapula measurements for fetal growth and gesattional age a prospective ultrasonographic cross-sectional study was conducted ...

Six Sigma: literature review and implications for future research

There has been considerable number of papers published related to Six Sigma applications in manufacturing and service organizations. However, very few studies are done on reviewing the literature of Six Sigma in all the areas including manufacturing, construction, education, financial service, BPOs and healthcare etc. Considering the contribution of Six Sigma in recent time, a more comprehens...