Nine Months To Birth, From Conception To Birth

• Platform:    Windows, Macintosh
• Media: CD-ROM
• Item Quantity: 1

Don't expect a "you are here" type of pregnancy guide with this program. Nine Months to Birth doesn't address the mother's changes; instead, it gives full attention to tracking baby from the ovum-meets-sperm stage to birth. If you want to see how your foetus's dendrites are developing, this is the program for you.

With synthesised music--accented with digitised baby coos--in the background, this program allows you to visit areas devoted to various body parts (brain, genitalia, limbs, eyes) or follow certain pregnancy time lines. (It compulsively details the first, second and third month, then rushes through the second trimester and third trimester. Sound familiar, mums?) Each of these time spans has a number of sites within it containing written, audio and occasionally video information. The 25 video clips are this program's strongest point. There is something endlessly fascinating about watching that one sperm penetrate an ovum, or tiny, perfect hands waving in front of a face that belongs on an alien.

Nine Months to Birth uses fairly technical language. You will hear things like "oocyte" and "vitelline sac" instead of "Congratulations! Your baby has tiny toes now!" Our only significant problem with the program was that it wasn't quite enough. A woman in her first trimester could easily devour this program in a couple of nights--one night if she has a good medical dictionary. --Anne Erickson

Manufacturer's Description
A wonderful journey into nine months of pregnancy!

The step-by-step evolution of the foetus Follow the development of the foetus from fertilisation until birth. Watch the growth of the first cell and its first divisions. Discover the future baby in its mother's stomach, through various ultrasound images.

The formation of the different organs: monitor the different stages of the formation of the organs--the brain, the eyes, the ears, the genitals. Surprising documents will show you the creation of the brain, the fast multiplication of neurones or will enable you to listen to the heartbeat of the foetus.

Scientific information and practical advice: each stage of pregnancy and of the development of the organs is thoroughly illustrated with photos, animated sequences and videos. Scientific information will give you a better understanding of each stage and practical advice is given to accompany future parents in this wonderful adventure.

THIS CD-ROM INCLUDES:
The nine months of pregnancy, step by step
The formation of the different organs
Over 25 video clips and ultrasound images
30 minutes of sound animation
More than 300 images
Numerous practical advice
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