From Conception to Birth: A Life Unfolds |  | Author: Alexander Tsiaras
Publisher: Doubleday
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Rating:  47 reviews
Sales Rank: 45546
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 304
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.4
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 9.3 x 1.2
ISBN: 0385503180
Dewey Decimal Number: 618.32075
EAN: 9780385503181
ASIN: 0385503180
Publication Date: October 29, 2002
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Product Description
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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 An outstanding book August 3, 2009
Karen Nay (Indianapolis, Indiana)
This book arrived in excellent condition. It is full of many, many beautiful pictures of all the stages of a baby's development. My daugter-in-law enjoys seeing how her child is growing and changing and having a picture of his exact stage of develpment. The birth of a child is an awesome journey and a huge blessing! karen nay
 Great technical book January 7, 2009
Lisa A. Fauser (Smyrna, Delaware)
This is a great book if you want the technical side of giving birth. I originally bought the book to give to a young mother to help her understand what to expect in regards to weight gain, nutrition, how she will know she is going into labor, etc. This book does not go into these things, however, it was a beautifully illustrated book for someone that is going into the medical field of birthing. So I did give it to my daughter and she found it fascinating.
A GREAT LEARNING TOOL FOR KIDS! December 24, 2008
Caroline McMASTER (Florida)
I purchased this book in 2003 for my, then 13, year old nephew. His mother raised him by telling him the formal (not slang) names for his body parts. It was a great book for him, as kids like picture books. He looked at it and read more and more of it as he got a bit older. He already knew much of the information inside of the book; however, there is a difference in hearing than there is in seeing.
From Conception to Birth: A life Unfolds November 23, 2008
Kathy Horn (Ardmore, OK, USA)
Every expectant mother should see this book from conception all the way through. I wish I could have seen this when I had my two sons years ago. The illustrations are truly amazing. This is a wonderful book.
 Good for the first few months... July 3, 2008
A. Forrest (Woodbridge, VA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
As a first time 'mom-to-be', this book was pretty interesting to look at, to see what's going on inside my body so early in my pregnancy. Ususally books on this subject focus on a more developed fetus, so book is good for me, for the time being. I do feel, however, that a different book will need to be purchased for the later months in the pregnancy, as the last trimester is barely discussed.
Great for the first 2 trimesters, though!
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