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| |  | Religion & Spirituality | Home » » » National Geographic - In the Womb | | | | | | | Description: | | IN THE WOMB - DVD Movie | | | Features: | |
• From the moment of conception, every human embryo embarks on an incredible nine month journey of development. Now, cutting-edge technology makes it possible for National Geographic's In the Womb to open a window into the hidden world of the fetus and explore each trimester in amazing new detail. Revolutionary imagery sheds light on the delicate, dark world of a fetus as never before.Running Time:
| | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Dilly Barlow | | Director:
| Toby Macdonald | | Format:
| Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| National Geographic Video | | Run Time:
| 120 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| May 02, 2006 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 96 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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37 of 40 found the following review helpful:
 What about the birth...Jun 13, 2008
By Molly Remer
"MSW"
This review is primarily for doulas, childbirth educators, midwives and such who are curious about the birth footage in this film:
Overall, this was an interesting film though I thought it became repetitive and there was computer graphic footage that seemed to be repeated over and over again. It really brought home the miracle of human development. It is truly like magic how a baby develops in such complexity and perfection!
Of course, I was most interested to see the birth at the very end of the film and it was great! The mother gave birth standing, with her heads and arms leaning on the hospital bed. The voiceover made comments about how movement during labor is so important and how upright--standing, squatting, kneeling--is the best way to give birth (and thankfully this was backed up by what was actually happening on the screen instead of just the "ideal"). So, that was really cool! It is a very brief clip and not very easy to see so I wouldn't recommend the video for use as a birth video per se, it was just nice to see a normal birth portrayed smoothly (and in hospital setting).
25 of 26 found the following review helpful:
 Great Learning VideoMar 08, 2007
By David Khachadoorian
"Have, do or be anything."
We have 4 kids and have another one on the way. The kids had some questions that covered a broad range. (what does the baby look like now to how will it come out) We sat all four of them down (ages 3 to 11) in front of it. They all enjoyed it and got their questions answered better than we had answered them. Good Show from National Geographic - 5 stars
12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
 UnderwhelmingFeb 24, 2010
By CGDH
I was a bit disappointed by this documentary, especially after reading so many reviews about how amazing it is.
As other reviewers have mentioned, long stretches of this film feature the same dozen computer-animated clips played over and over again while the narrator offers vague, general information. I would have liked to hear more statistics and comparative data -- the narrator rarely even mentioned how big the fetus was at different stages. There were a lot of rapid-fire cuts, footage of fluid rushing through the lungs, and unexplained belly-cam shots, but I was expecting more substantive information. You won't get anything from this documentary that you don't get in one of those week-by-week pregnancy emails. The 4-D scans were fascinating, but there were not many of them.
In all, this film was a disappointment.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Very informativeJul 12, 2007
By F. Mak
"BoBoNBongo"
My wife and I bought this for some extra insight into her pregnancy and I must say that it is most informative.
I believe that many modern documentaries are looking for PG ratings so that young members of our world may watch without being afraid. The documentary does not go into details of what could go wrong or any issues such as that. Instead, it focuses on what happens in a typical pregnancy. They even show a birth and it happens to be a very pg-13 sort of birth. Great for introducing curious youngsters to how all of this works, though if I were reading this, I would preview it before showing my youngsters to see if it was right for me.
In my humble opinion, this is an excellent modern documentary.
14 of 16 found the following review helpful:
I loved it!Aug 21, 2006
By S. Rosenberry
I heard really good things about this show, so I just had to buy it. I watched it with my sister in law, and we were totally blown away! It had so many interesting facts, and it wasn't boring either! I greatly recommend to anyone!
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