10 of the Best Fetal Development Books
Many women are very interested in finding out about fetal development when they learn that they are pregnant. There are so many different things going on with the growing baby and finding good information can be difficult. Here you will find a list of the ten best books on fetal development.
Life Before Birth: Normal Fetal Development by Marjorie A. England – Contains over 836 illustrations of fetal development.
Fetal Growth and Development by Richard Harding and Alan D. Bocking – A very scientific view of the process.
Watch Me Grow: A Unique, 3-Dimensional Week-by-Week Look at Your Baby’s Behavior and Development in the Womb by Stuart Campbell – Great images!
A Child is Born by Lennart Nilsson – Another book with great pictures.
From Conception to Birth: A Life Unfolds by Alexander Tsiaras – See the whole process through photos.
Life Before Birth: The Challenges of Fetal Development by Peter W. Nathanielsz, Paula Disanto Bensadoun, and Graham Mont Sir Liggins – Easy to read with nice illustrations.
The Fetal Matrix: Evolution, Development and Disease by Peter Gluckman and Mark Hanson – A very comprehensive look at what goes on in the womb.
Life by Lennart Nilsson, Hans Wigzell, and Mark Holborn – Written by the same man who photographed the first living human embryo in 1965.
In the Womb: Witness the Journey from Conception to Birth through Astonishing 3D Images by Peter Tallack and Heidi Murkoff – Over 140 images of week by week development.
Fetal Development: A Psychobiological Perspective by Jean-Pierre Lecanuet, William P. Fifer, Norman A. Krasnegor, and William P. Smotherman – A great look at fetal behavior while in the womb.
Many of today’s books focus on the changes a woman goes through during pregnancy rather than the changes occuring with the baby inside of her. Hopefully this will give you a good start if you are looking for a good book on fetal development.
