What a terrible book. It is probably the worst piece of medical literature I own. It is not only badly written, but also without any effort to try and make the topics just the least interesting.
Don't ever buy this book! If you study medicine, you can surely find the information elsewhere cheaper and way, way better! I did.
I do still own this book though, with the sole purpose, that it contains a lot of terrifying pictures of disabled fetuses and severely mutated newborns that I can show any couple that still doesn't think it hurts to smoke and drink alcohol during pregnancy. :) An overreaction and oversimplification I know, but hey, it works... ;)