A Child Is Born by Lennart Nilsson
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Book Reviews of A Child Is Born
Book Review: Excellent Pictures
Summary: 4 Stars
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.Book Review: Pictures are Absolutely Breathtaking!
Summary: 4 Stars
This book has the most amazing pictures of conception and delivery. No other can compare when it comes to detail. It takes you step by step of every stage between conception and delivery. A very in depth detailed book. The only thing that bothered me was the many references to "we came from nothing" or "our ancestors were apes". How could you read the amazing information of the miracle of conception, and look at all those beautiful pictures and deny a God of perfect creation? Still, I am able to read it and enjoy the pictures and praise God for being so awesome!Book Review: Probably one of the best
Summary: 4 Stars
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.Book Review: Images
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a good book for images, some information is outdated. The inages are amazing!Book Review: Buy this book for the pictures - not for the information
Summary: 3 Stars
The pictures are truly mindblowing but a lot of the information is out of date and inaccurate.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 The parts with the out of date info are not only irritating but occasionally dangerous and contradict what is written in several other books Dr.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.