Silverberg, Cory
Summary: Explains conception and reproduction in a picturebook format.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Stories Press 2012
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Summary: Young readers can find out exactly what is needed to grow a baby, from introducing the basic building blocks of life such as sperm and eggs, to explaining the different ways that these building blocks can be put together to create a family. Working closely with a leading national LGBT organisation, this inclusive guide to Making a Baby covers sex, sperm and egg donation, IUI, IVF, surrogacy and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2021
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Summary: Uses bird and bee cartoon characters to present straightforward explanations of topics related to sexual development, love, reproduction, adoption, sexually transmitted diseases, and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2024
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Summary: "As a baby grows in her mother's tummy, a soon-to-be big sister and her family spend nine months preparing for the newest member of the family to arrive."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 612.6 PAUCopies Available at East Bay
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 612.6 PAUSummary: A simple but effective lift-the-flap book that explains the facts of life to young children with easy, comprehensible text.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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Summary: A lift-the-flap book showing milestones in a baby's development during pregnancy and the mother's experiences as it grows.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Pub. 1997
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 618 DAVHall, Kirsten
Summary: "This sweet lift-the-flap book for young siblings tells them all about the development and growth of the new baby joining their family"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J618.2 HALCocca-Leffler, Maryann
Summary: "Mommy's belly is growing. She's really showing! How big is baby now? Starting with three months, we can compare the little baby growing inside Mommy's belly to things that young children can relate to and see around them: from an egg to a football to a gallon of milk, children can count along and feel like they're a part of the magic that is happening inside that belly!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD COCNilsson, Lennart
Summary: Reproduction and birth is told through the eyes of a young sister and brother. Includes "carefully designed text" as well as color photos depicting the fetus' monthly growth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 1993
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 612.6 NILAdamo, Courtney
Summary: Explains human reproduction, including how an egg is fertilized, when the baby starts kicking, and at what point the baby can hear people talking to it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Frances Lincoln Children's Books 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 618.2 ADAPotts, Abilene.
Summary: An agnostic dietician who is burned out on dating and wants to adopt befriends a pregnant student, and they must choose what is best for the people they love most.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC POTSummary: Due to ignorance, politics, and misused technologies, childbirth until very recently was often deadly to mother and child. This program presents a medical history of childbirth from ancient times to the present, contrasting methods and beliefs of the past with today's obstetrics. Along with commentary from obstetricians, medical historians, and evolutionary biologists, the program highlights...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Human reproduction is a fascinating and complex process, especially when seen microscopically. This program presents a close-up view of reproduction, beginning with the fertilization of the female egg, through gestation and the millions of cell divisions, and culminating in the birth of a fully formed individual. Each stage of the development is visualized in sequence: when the heart begins to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Rachlin, Ray
Summary: "In Baby Making for Everybody, queer millennial midwives Ray Rachlin and Marea Goodman use their professional expertise to demystify the dizzying process of pursuing parenthood as queer and solo people, offering concrete, gender-affirming advice on topics like tracking fertility, choosing a sperm donor, legal considerations, IVF, IUI, adoption, navigating gender and pregnancy, and more. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balance 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.3 RACSummary: For most couples, getting pregnant is an easy matter, but not so for the 15 percent with infertility problems. This highly technical program designed for advanced anatomy courses and health-care practitioners focuses on the processes that lead to normal impregnation, and the physical hindrances that can prevent it. Superb microscopy and computer animation illustrate the processes, and show how...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Difficulty in conceiving a child is becoming an increasingly common problem for many couples. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, infertility affects more than 6 million men and women in the United States. As this program shows, infertility can be frustrating, mysterious, and difficult to cope with-however, advances in assisted reproductive technology are also...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Quilter, Jenni
Summary: "A provocative examination of reproductive technologies that questions our understanding of fertility, motherhood, and the female body Since the world's first test-tube baby was born in 1978, in vitro fertilization has made the unimaginable possible for millions of people. Yet today, the revolutionary potential of babies in bottles remains unrealized. Fertility centers continue to reinforce...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: When a baby is hospitalized with a life-or-death illness, parents place their trust in the doctors, nurses, and other specialists of the neonatal intensive care unit. This program blends the intimate and the informative to examine both the technological and the human aspects of infant critical care. Case studies featuring footage of the birth of the Faul twins, one of whom was diagnosed in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Research shows that our development in the womb can have a profound influence on our later lives. This video examines the nine months beginning with conception and ending with the birth of a healthy baby-the period of time called prenatal development. In addition this video contains information on the major physical milestones during pregnancy, emphasizing the importance of the expectant...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Born too soon and too small, premature newborns present doctors with some of the toughest medical and ethical challenges today. This program takes a deeply personal look at the emotional odysseys of two families, as specialized medical teams do all they can to save their babies. The emergency C-section to deliver Baby Jada, born twelve weeks early, and an operation to close a hole in Baby...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Dissection specialist Gunther von Hagens utilizes two cadavers in this program-an arrangement necessary for teaching human sexual anatomy. Von Hagens outlines the basics of male-female intercourse before detailing the physiology of human genitalia and the functions of important glands. Analyzing the penis, scrotum, testes, and vas deferens, he explains the process of sperm production and how,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Birth: an entrance into life, the beginning of discovery, and a forging of essential bonds. This program weaves footage of many women's experiences of childbirth with valuable commentary from obstetricians, midwives, psychologists, counselors, and recent mothers and fathers. Key topics covered are sonograms and prenatal examinations, changing attitudes to the role of pain in childbirth,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This program explores the most common types of birth defects, covering the major classifications: malformations present at birth, inborn errors of metabolism, blood disorders, and prenatal damage. The video also includes information on the prevention of birth defects, with an emphasis placed on the importance of good prenatal care.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005