《in the womb》是2006年Random House US出版的圖書。作者是Heidi Murkoff。
基本介紹
- 中文名：in the womb
- 作者：Heidi Murkoff
- 出版社：Random House US
- ISBN：9781426200038
內容簡介,作者簡介,
內容簡介
Imagine being able to observe with astonishing clarity achild's delicate features as they evolve over the course of apregnancy, or witness the complex behavior of new human life inutero. Now we can, thanks to the advent of innovative 3D and 4Dimaging technologies that provide a powerful diagnostic tool fordoctors and cast vivid light on our earliest development—and aprofound new way for parents to bond with their babies on a deeperemotional level.
Combining more than 140 images of life-like models based on thelatest science, computer-generated illustrations, and 3D ultrasoundimages with an uplifting, informative text, In the Womb is aweek-by-week chronicle of the mysterious, magical progress fromembryo to fetus to full-term infant.
Each spread features a central image and information about thatparticular stage as well as brief commentary explaining what weknow and how we know it. For example, at 24 weeks we watch a fetusopen and close her eyes, display facial expressions resembling agrimace and a frown, and stick out her tongue (no one has yetestablished exactly why). And during the last trimester, we learn,she experiences REM sleep and can hear loud noises through thefluids of her mother's body—a first hint of the world that awaitsoutside the womb.
Based on National Geographic's acclaimed television program,originally aired in 2005 and soon to be supplemented with two more2-hour segments, In the Womb is the perfect gift for expectantparents and a fascinating perspective for anyone captivated by themiracle of life.
作者簡介
Peter Tallack studied medicine and genetics at University College London before working for nearly 10 years on the editorial staff of the international science journal Nature. He also writes book reviews for The Sunday Times and The Economist, among other publications, and is the editor of The Science Book (Cassell, 2001).
