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Main points: mode of execution of general movements during the last stages of pregnancy, differences with earlier stages, progressive inhibition of, emergence within behavioral states, possible functions of in the mature fetus, and possible outcome after birth
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Piontelli, A., Ceriani, F., Fabietti, I., Fogliani, R., Restelli, E., Kustermann, A. (2015). General Movements. In: Development of Normal Fetal Movements. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5373-1_2
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