A Child Is Born

<b>The miracle of life&#151;for a new generation. The completely revised fifth edition of the beloved classic offers an astonishing glimpse of the world within the womb alongside authoritative advice for expectant parents.<br></b><br>Deep inside a woman&#146;s body a miracle occurs. An egg and sperm meet and a new human being is created. Through the unique photographs of Lennart Nilsson we see the fascinating process of fertilization unfold and watch as an embryo develops from a tiny cluster of cells into a fetus growing and maturing day by day until the time comes to meet the world outside the womb. The book also describes pregnancy from a parent's perspective diving into maternity care health during pregnancy prenatal testing and labor and delivery.<br><br>First published nearly fifty years ago&#160;<i>A Child Is Born</i>&#160;broke astonishing new ground bringing the magic of pregnancy and birth to life. This is the fifth edition of the beloved international classic which teams Nilsson&#146;s classic medical photographs with new documentary photographs by Linda Forsell and a revised text by professor Lars Hamberger and midwife Gudrun Abascal.