A Child Is Born
by NILSSON, LENNARTEdition: 4th
Format: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 2004-10-05
Publisher(s): Delta
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Summary
This completely revised edition of the beloved international classic is now entirely in color, with historic, never-before-seen photos in every chapter and an entirely new text.
Author Biography
Lennart Nilsson, long been considered the world's leading medical and scientific photographer has contributed to <i>Life</i>, <i>Time</i>, <i>National Geographic</i>, <i>Reader's Digest</i>, and other leading magazines worldwide. His books have sold millions of copies and have been translated into twenty languages. He is the recipient of two Emmys for his film The Saga of Life and TV series The Miracle of Life. Nilsson has an honorary MD from the prestigious Karolinska Institute, Sweden, awarded for his scientific discoveries.<br><br>Lars Hamberger is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Goteborg University in Sweden, and heads a laboratory and university clinic that is one of Europe's leading centers for research in human reproduction.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. 6 |
| Woman and Man | p. 9 |
| Fertilization and Conception | p. 39 |
| Pregnancy | p. 83 |
| The first few weeks (weeks 3-12) | p. 84 |
| An expanding abdomen (weeks 13-26) | p. 120 |
| Anticipation (weeks 27-40) | p. 156 |
| Labor and Delivery | p. 179 |
| When Nature Needs Help | p. 207 |
| The Adventure Begins | p. 227 |
| About the photographs | p. 236 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 237 |
| Index | p. 238 |
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