Monday, December 17, 2007

A Child Is Born

by Lennart Nilsson
Available from Amazon
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I really enjoyed reading through this book, which is the 1977 edition (I have not seen the later editions). The photos on nearly every page are great enhancements to the information, from conception to fetal development, parental adjustment and preparation, birth, and immediately postpartum. The photos of the unborn growing child at different stages were particularly spectacular! Many things about the pregnancy from the biology to how the mama can expect to feel are discussed in an easy reading style. There is nudity in some of the pictures, obviously in the context of childbirth, and some evolutionary propaganda is included in the beginning. Even so, I would highly recommend this book to expectant parents.

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