A Child is Born

A Child is Born

Lennart Nilsson's unique photographic story -- a universal introduction to the miracle of life.<br><br>In 1965 Lennart Nilsson published images from inside the human uterus, the first photographs of prenatal life. The book that was to follow, <b>A Child is Born</b>, stunned the world -- offering an unprecedented glimpse at the unseen world within our bodies, and our own beginnings.<br><br>Using high-definition ultrasound technique, scanning electron and light microscopes, and advanced fibre optics Lennart Nilsson documents the miracle of human reproduction: the egg travelling down the fallopian tube; the sperm racing to meet it; the moment of fertilization; the very first cell division; the tiny embryo attaching to the uterine wall; the growth of eyes, ears, fingers and toes; and finally the moment of delivery itself -- providing an astonishing glimpse of the first moments of life.<br><br>In this, the fully revised fifth edition, <b>A Child is Born</b> is redefined for a new age. With a completely new accompanying text, the images are rendered in astonishing detail utilising revolutionary new photographic technology, with the photographs themselves the dominant driving force of the narrative.