Beginning and ending with sequences showing the birth of a child, the film illustrates the growth of the human embryo from the release of the sperm until the ninth month.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
320093
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Sweden
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Childbirth
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Embryology, Human
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Human reproduction
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Human biology
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)