From Conception to Birth: A Life Unfolds

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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 618.32075
EAN: 9780385503181
ISBN: 0385503180
Label: Doubleday
Manufacturer: Doubleday
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: October 29, 2002
Publisher: Doubleday
Release Date: October 29, 2002
Sales Rank: 37463
Studio: Doubleday

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The splendor and beauty of a child’s growth and development in the womb--seen through unforgettable images made possible by revolutionary advances in visualization technology

What’s happening with the baby now? All expectant parents ask this question throughout the exhilirating months of pregnancy. Fuzzy sonograms and doctor’s explanations can provide basic information, but through Alexander Tsiaras’ remarkable achievements in medical imaging technology, parents can see, for the first time, the awe-inspiring process of a new life unfolding, in stunning, vivid detail.

The milestones of pregnancy which before could only be described can now be witnessed: the heart’s first beats; the appearance of color in the eye; the emergence of toes and teeth; the brain and nervous system directing development; the first movement of tiny legs and arms; the first indications of gender; the wondrous symbiosis of mother and child; the symphony of the body’s systems coming into being and working in concert. The book tracks the development of a baby from the moment of conception, through the explosively complex early stages of development and the amazing stages of growth as the baby is nurtured by the mother, ending with the joy of birth.

All this is made possible by revolutions in two sciences. As biologists have decoded the molecular basis of life, computer scientists have developed non-invasive, three-dimensional techniques for visualizing the body. Alexander Tsiaras has been a pioneer in merging these explorations and discoveries. He has created a virtual camera studio that enables him to view a human body or any part of it individually, scan it, enlarge it, rotate it, adjust its transparency so that we can view inside a living being, and light it from any angle. The result is an ability to illuminate the unseen elements that make us who we are, and the miraculous images in From Conception to Birth.

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- Great technical book
This is a great book if you want the technical side of giving birth. I originally bought the book ... Read More

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- A GREAT LEARNING TOOL FOR KIDS!
I purchased this book in 2003 for my, then 13, year old nephew. His mother raised him by telling him ... Read More

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- From Conception to Birth: A life Unfolds
Every expectant mother should see this book from conception all the way through. I wish I could have ... Read More

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- Good for the first few months...
As a first time 'mom-to-be', this book was pretty interesting to look at, to see what's going on inside ... Read More

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- Wow! Impressive photos AND dialouge!
I hesitated to buy this book because I heard some of the negative reviews, such as "the Nielson book is ... Read More

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