Presents basic information about human reproduction and concepts of the family. Includes baby monkeys and mice, newborn guinea pigs and rabbits, with time-lapse photography of a hatching chicken egg and fish eggs. Animated sequences showing prebirth growth and development, and birth itself. Also shows scenes of babies in the hospital nursery home.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
307841
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Animals - Infancy
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Birth, Hour of
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Birth, Hour of
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Embryology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Embryology, Human
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Human reproduction
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)