Reviews for Life before birth and a time to be born

The average rating for Life before birth and a time to be born based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-01-06 00:00:00 Thomas Ecret I loved this book. It's basically a textbook about fetal development. Not necessarily only for a mother to be. It can be for anyone who loves science, because it's fascinating and in depth and very specific. Do yourself a favor and Google Peter W. Nathanielsz M.D, PhD. He's no joke. He is a pioneer in this research, passionate, and respected within the community. I call it a text book because it's all science and fact. It's not fluffy, and there are no story lines. But there are no chapter reviews, or challenge questions either. It's not ACTUALLY a text book. I'm reading as a pregnant woman, but would have read it before if I had know it existed because it's extremely interesting. And little fetuses are so smart! I personally feel so much more empowered knowing the science of the process, than just having my doctor give me "rules" to follow, of which some of them seem less important than others, but without any true reasoning of this. Reading this book explains so much about what is actually "bad" for your baby, and what "bad" even means. For example, since smoking isn't going to give THEM lung cancer, why is is bad for the fetus? Read and find out how the mother's smoking affects the baby's intake of nutrients and oxygen, why is it negative, and what is the outcome? I've heard discussion of whether "vaping" is less bad for a baby, and that there is no research on it. There isn't, but there is research on what happens to a mother's body and the fetus's brain development when a mother's breaths are wasted taking in anything other than oxygen. It makes me rethink how much I will rest, how hard I will work out, the importance of the food I'm eating. Sure, people have given me lots of "rules" to follow, but understanding why that rule was made is so helpful. For working out, the advice is "don't overdo it". What the heck is overdone? But now I understand how it works, I know exactly where overdoing it lies, and it's actually earlier where I initially imagined overdone to be. For me. Everyone is different so you can tailor the real facts to you. I also feel empowered going into delivery, to be able to think for myself and not be AS scared into making decisions I've heard of many other women having to make on the fly. Knowing exactly what's chemically happening in my placenta, in my fetus, and how my body will react, and what help it does and does not need based on certain factors give me more tools than I had reading other fluffy books about the process, that draw conclusions for you. Draw your own and use all of that as a tool to make the BEST choices. I also think since there aren't really stories, assumptions or generalizations of any kind, this book is actually a good read for the hypochondriac, to be informed about her pregnancy without being scared about everything, or accidentally diagnosing herself. I think! I'm not anxious or a hypochondriac, but it SEEMS that way.... These are my two cents. Or possibly more like 20 cents. I hope it helps you decide if this book is right for you :)

Review # 2 was written on 2021-03-13 00:00:00 Christopher Rose Very interesting. It shatterred my perception of the brain and what is the definition of ourselves, our personality... A LOT of food for thoughts!!!