I absolutely LOVE this book!! The pictures are incredible! I have not seen anything else that compares. I received the order quickly, it was packaged well and in perfect condition. Love it!!

i was given a very worn copy of this book by a friend a few years ago and wanted a new, clean copy. i'm always amazed at the miracle of life when i page through this book, and i love seeing detailed pictures of the stages of my own pregnancy.

This is great starter pregnancy book. It is informative and graphic. My 14 year old brother flipped through it page by page. It was a great learning tool for even him.

The pictures in this book are beautiful and detailed. Well worth the money. If I could change just one thing it would be to add even more pictures as the book tends to skip over a few weeks here and there. Would prefer to have at least one picture for every week of the process.

The pictures are wonderful in this book. I remember my mom having an earlier edition when I was little and now I have an updated edition of my own!

Wonderful book amazing to see detailed pictures of the baby. Great for showing your children what is going on in your body. Other pictures are dated and need to be updated to this decade.

I haven't read this book. I purchased the book for my son and his wife, who will be having their first child in January 2009. It will also make me and my wife grandparents for the first time! They love the book! Thank you for the rapid delivery! Susan and Billy Thompson

I bought this book 27 years ago when I was expecting my first child and when my daughter told me she was planning a family, I immediately purchased the updated version for her. This book remains a classic! The pictures are unbelievable and so beautiful and vivid. Because it's a European book, the childbirth pictures may be more graphic than what we are used to here in the States, but look beyond that to see the beauty and wonder of childbirth depicted in this amazing book. I highly recommend it!

A+ new edition of a book that I originally purchased when my son was born 29 years ago. I purchased the updated version for him and his wife. It is excellent! I recommend for all new parents and/or grandparents to give as a gift to their children.

I remember seeing this book at the doctors office when I was 7 years old when my mom was pregnant with my brother at the time. she did not want me to look at the book (I guess she didnt want me to ask her questions). I saw this book and remembered the cover and decided that I wanted to own it. The pictures are outstanding and I find myself constantly going to look at the different stages as I am reaching them. I wasn't able to do this with my first daughter(now thirteen) but I am having the pleasure now with this pregnancy. Nice to own and also good to show an older child whats going on inside of mommy.

I bought this book 30 years ago when I was pregnant with my first child. Now my daughter-in-law is pregnant with my first grandchild and I am passing the book on to her. A beautiful, beautiful book.

This was my first purchase since I found out that I am pregnant and I am really enjoying it. The pictures are amazing and I love to see the changes of the baby week by week.
I have recommended this book to all my pregnant friends.

Awesome book; the pictures are fabulous. You can tell some of the pictures are a bit dated, but the in-the-womb pictures are still beyond compare to what else is out there. I only wish there were more pictures, like on a weekly basis- but I suppose what was in the book was already hard enough to come by.

I definitely recommend this book!

YES THESE ARE PHOTOS OF WOMEN WHO WERE GOING TO HAVE ABORTIONS.
i read an interview with the author...all the babies were photographed in the womb...the interview said something like ' they didnt want to risk hurting the health of any babies who were being carried to term...all these were aborted!!!

Fantastic book. I had this book for my first pregnancy, gave it to a friend, bought two more friends the book, and bought it again for myself with my latest pregnancy. Beautiful, amazing fetus pictures. Kind of funny, dated pictures of the expectant parents but still excellent. Graphic birthing pictures but still really good.

This book has amazing photography of babies development in the womb. Being a new mom my best friend was so excited when I surprised her with this book. She said she'd been wanting it, but the copy she saw at the store was damaged. I would recommend this book to all new parents.

EVERY EXPECTING MOTHER MUST HAVE THIS ONE!

I had this book when I was pregnant and when I saw it was still available (in an updated version) I bought the book for my daughter in law when she was expecting! It's so awesome to see how your baby is developing and read all about it! Awesome book!

This book provides an excellent overview, with pictures, of how the baby develops. An eye-opener for parents to-be. Highly recommended

I bought this book for a friend and also an extra copy for myself. My mom gave this book to me as a youth and I have always loved the pictures and explanations, and that was back in the early 90's.

i bought this when i got pregnant with my second baby and i just love this book! it was nice to read about how your baby is growing and being able to see reall photos of a fetus and delovery.

But I am not so happy with the text inside. Information is well, but I am cofused about the times, hmm. Well, it doesnt match my timing of my pregnancy. But the pictures are great! I guess Lennard Nielson did the best pictures! So (just for the pictures) i would buy it again.

This is an amazing book and I'd recommend it to anyone. It has a lot of details in it as far as conception through the first few weeks but I loved it!

My wife and I are expecting our first baby in February, so in addition to all the pregnancy manuals, we picked up this breath-taking book as well. It has some of the most amazing pictures I've seen anywhere, bar none.

The writing in the book seems to be geared to a younger or less technical audience, so if you're a biologist or a doctor you may find it a bit dumbed down. For those less versed with the workings of the human reproductive system, reading as well as looking at the pictures is probably a good thing.

Regardless of your status with the intelligentsia, you will find the photographs to be amazing and enlightening. Buy it already!

I purchased this book as a gift for my daughter who is carrying my first grandchild. Beautiful and very informative.

This is an exceptional book. I first read it 35 years ago when my daughter was born and am still excited about it with my son whose girlfriend is pregnant with twins. We have discussed many chapters and learned much about the pre-oxygen life of babies.

The pictures and the text in this book are worth it. Watching your child grow and reading about what is going on inside helped me and my wife feel closer to our unborn child. There are come chapters that could have been left out, but otherwise I would recommend this book to any family with a baby in the oven.

The pictures are truly mindblowing but a lot of the information is out of date and inaccurate. I would not use this book as a source for maternity information.

On a more minor note it also splits the pregnancy up into strange time periods, sometimes there are several weeks between one update and the next, which is weird for such a picture heavy text.

That said the pictures are great and worth the price. (Even if they are mostly the same ones from the 1970s Nilsson Life Magazine spread.) If you want a good resource when expecting, this is not it. The parts with the out of date info are not only irritating but occasionally dangerous and contradict what is written in several other books Dr. Sears books are a very good choice comprehensive and non-judgmental and, some say, not as scary as What to Expect.

I remember this book when I was a child and my mother would would let my sister and me look through it and we would ne in awe. Now as the Grandmother, I bought this book for my daughter, and she loves it!

This book has some of the most beautiful images of child development. True photographs showing the development. In addition is is written with easy to understand language... but the photos... just out of this world.

This book is great! I enjoyed the pictures very much. I had read all the reviews and decided it was a good choice. Those reviewers that claimed the book's pictures were too graphic/offensive need to open their minds. After all, childbirth is a somewhat graphic, yet beautiful thing. I think it is such a great book because it shows so much! I highly recommend this book to anyone... pregnant or not!

Maybe it is the books are my amazement with the little one inside, but I love books that highlight the birth process for me. This book is an excellent one to explore the life process I am having. I would recommend the book to others who are as excited about their new addition as I am. My book was in good condition.

Beautiful pictures, this book is a treasure and I will hold on to it for generations.
As I was pregnant, my family enjoyed peeking into the "womb" and watching the growth of a baby.
It is a wonderful book.

I used this book to show my two older children what was going on inside my body during my last pregnancy! They loved it! Let's hope it's inspired my oldest to become a doctor!

I was given this book (in Swedish) by my parents-in-law and I just had to get an English language version for my friend when she was expecting. Lennart Nilsson is a very well-known medical photographer, using extremely high-tech equipment and methods. The photography is just phenomenal! A few things you may want to know: This was produced in the 80s and released in 1990, so be ready for some very out-of-date looking people in a lot of the pictures. Also, toward the end of the book are photos of several different sorts of births, with close-ups that would've been blurred out on television. I chose not to censor this from my children, but you may want to keep this in mind if you will be showing this book to your children and you don't want them to see that yet.

I bought this book hoping to see the mind blowing photogrpahs promised by other reviewers. If that is what you are after, I would strongly suggest buying Nennart Nilsson's other book, 'Life' instead of this one... sure, this has a few such pictures but they are intermixed with lame 1970's looking pictures of couples about to 'do it', etc. and a lot of unremarkable text.

If you really want to see some interesting footage from the womb, try checking out national geographic's 'in the womb' series on dvd...the one on multiples is particularly amazing.

We all have been enjoying watching the incubation of our grandbaby to be!
We love seeing the different stages of development. Our 10 yr. old is enjoying watching the process as well.

This wonderful book is perfect for first time pregnant parents to be. I had it 37 years ago, and recently purchased it as a gift to an expectant friend. The photos are amazing and it really explains the whole miracle of having a baby. Some people might not be ready for so much information, but I think it's perfect for anyone who wants to understand exactly how babies get started and grow in the womb.

In 1979 - when I was pregnant with my first child - there was little technology and no internet. This book was at my side through the entire pregnancy and through the next two pregnancies, too.

My eldest daughter - the one born in 1979 - is now expecting. The first thing I did was order her this book. Even with today's technology, she refers to it constantly and knows exactly what my grandchild is doing and how she is growing.

This book would be a wonderful gift and one that should be passed down from mother to daughter. Providing that Mom doesn't wear out the original copy like I did!

Although I enjoyed looking at the pictures, I found the book as a whole to have a rather dated feel to it. The text is lousy -- and at various points it contradicts information found in more recent, woman-friendly books like Taking Charge of Your Fertility and What to Expect When You're Expecting.

Someone gave us the original of this book when we had our first child, 34 years ago. It fascinated us, and i checked the pictures of "my baby" almost daily through pregnancy. In this day of so many ultra sound pictures, maybe it doesn' seem so miraculous, but it's beautiful and almost lyrical.

I am currently expecting and I bought the book because I thought it would provide a realistic view of what is going on inside my body, for my two daughters ages 7 & 9. The pictures in this book are truly amazing. They depict the fetus at each stage of development in real pictures as opposed to drawings. It even has a picture of an actual delivery, which was useful for explaining to my girls the process of delivery. The book is quite informative as well - for adults. A bit too much for children. But I really didn't buy the book for the information. I bought it for the pictures.

Wonderful book with amazing pictures and good information. Through the whole pregnancy,week for week, we were reading and reviewing the pictures and information depicted in the book ...and it was a great help, understanding and visualizing what was happening at that particualar stage of pregnancy !
And again, the pictures are amazing ...! This is a "must have" for every "first-time-pregnant" couple.

This is a perfect gift for new parents, or for those medical persons in your life. It shows the human body as few of us see it. The layout of this hardback book is gorgeous (do NOT get the paperback if it ever comes out). At $30, it's a bit pricey but a book you'll be delighted to have around the house on a coffee table.

What a cool book! We are able to "peek inside" as our baby grows. Very interesting!

This a great book for expecting parents. It shows you what your baby looks like at various stages of prenancy. When you are 10 weeks you can see what your baby looks like. It also gives a lot of good information on what is developing when. You want to know when your baby can hear you,this book will tell you. I had this book with my first child 30 years ago and I bought again for my expecting daughter now. We love it.

This book is a must for to-be parents. I can't tell how many times I've looked throught the pictures. Both my husband and I were amazed at the quality and details in the pictures. The text is very nicely written. This book is a must! You will love looking at the pictures and comparing to your unborn baby.

I highly recommend this book to all parents to be. My husband and I loved looking at the beautiful pictures, and I enjoyed reading about the development of our baby. Get this book even if it's not you're first child, the pictures are amazing.

We received this book from my father-in-law as a gift after we announced my wife's pregnancy. It was really a very good choice for a gift to expectant parents.

Unlike other pregnancy books, which tend to be informational and focus on the the medical changes that occur to mother and baby during pregnancy, A Child is Born is a photographic and informational journey of the developing fetus. This book is not meant to substitute for the pregnancy guides that are out there that offer much more detailed information to expectant parents. Instead, this is more of an emotional journey celebrating the process of creating a new life.

The photography is spectacular and the writing is lucid and engaging. This is a wonderful book for an expectant couple to go through together. There is information here as well, and it is updated from the previous editions to be current, but I think the real appeal of this book is what it will make you feel.

There is much about pregnancy that is practical and informational. This book is unique in its balance of information and imagery. If you are considering a gift for an expectant mother or couple, consider giving this book. Many people will buy their own pregnancy guides or receive them as gifts. Those books are necessary and helpful. But this book can be a truly special gift to remind the couple to enjoy what is happening to them. Highly recommended.

My husband gave this to me as a gift when we found out we were pregnant for the first time. The pictures are so amazing. It really brings home the fact that life is a miracle. I now buy this for my friends who become pregnant. It will also be a good tool to use when I have to teach my son about the Birds & the Bees.

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The photographs in this new edition are amazing. I bought the book for my daughter, since I had followed her development in the edition I purchased in 1980. Every expectant mother should have this book!