Before Birth A Week-By-Week Guide To Your Baby's Development During Pregnancy [Paperback]

As a graduate of medical school and practicing pediatrician, Dr. Julie Currin was intimately aware of the amazing stages of fetal growth and development occurring during each of her three pregnancies.

It wasnt until her own sisters pregnancy, however, that Currin realized how little reliable and accessible information was available to expectant parents who havent had the benefit of complex embryology and anatomy classes.

So, with her sister and her sisters rapidly growing unborn child in mind, Currin set out to translate the complex stages of growth she learned about during medical school courses into a compilation of fun, interesting, and scientifically sound information that expectant parents can understand.

Now shes making Before Birth available to everyone. Organized according to the forty-week model of pregnancy, Currin uses clear language and colorful illustrations to convey the complex mystery of fetal development to audiences unfamiliar with or daunted by medical terminology.

While other books focus on the changes to the mothers body, Before Birth focuses specifically on the rapid growth of the tiny being inside the mother allowing parents to ask informed questions at prenatal visits and marvel at their childs magnificence before they ever meet.