An account of the processes of human gestation from fertilization to the birth of a child. The film answers many question which arise in the mind of a fourteen-year-old child. Shows the visits of the mother to a baby clinic; explains how the human egg is fertilized; how menstruation ceases; the creation of the embryo, its growth to a nine-month baby, and its ultimate delivery.
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
314066
Language
English
Subject categories
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Birth, Hour of
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Life cycle, Human
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Birth, Hour of
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Embryology, Human
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Human reproduction
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Life cycle, Human
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)