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The Biology of Prenatal Development

DVD thumbnail imageThe Biology of Prenatal Development DVD is a 42-minute, award-winning science documentary distributed in the U.S. and Canada by National Geographic, and internationally by EHD. This program presents human development from fertilization to birth and features direct videography of the living human embryo and early fetus obtained inside the womb, as well as 4-dimensional ultrasound and other imaging technologies.

Translation of the program script is already substantially complete in 92 additional languages. Program audio tracks and subtitles in 92 languages are in progress.

Additional copies of The Biology of Prenatal Development DVD are available for purchase from EHD's online store.

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DVD Documentation Center

  • Study program narrative of The Biology of Prenatal Development
  • Review full scientific references with links to sources when available
  • Select program script from 92 languages
  • Confirm "gee whiz" facts explained in the appendices

Multilingual Illustrated DVD

  • Watch the entire movie; full-screen option available
  • Display subtitles and script in choice of 92 languages for each movie clip
  • Print PDF scripts in English, Spanish, and French

Image Gallery

  • Enjoy 300+ prenatal images in two sizes and with or without labels
  • See select images linked to movie theater

Interactive Prenatal Timeline

  • Review developmental milestones chronologically
  • Choose which body systems to display
  • Reconfigure 3.1 million ways (each can be bookmarked)
  • Switch between three levels of difficulty

Pregnancy Calendar

  • Synchronize calendar to specific due date
  • Record personal thoughts and experiences with the pregnancy journal
  • Share unique web address with family and friends
  • Ideal for pregnancy and birth announcements

Resource Builder

  • Create your own resources (fact sheets, timelines, and DVD outlines)
  • Make quizzes for each resource with a few clicks
  • Output in four formats (PDF, Word, HTML, or email)
  • Transform each resource into an action outline (add sample DVD outline, and DVD action outline as PDFs)

Custom Slide Shows (from the Image Gallery)

  • Create up to 10 custom slide shows, each with its own unique web address
  • Edit, sort (drag and drop), add, or delete slides
  • Share your slide shows with family and friends, students and patients, colleagues and community members
  • Select viewing options (auto vs. manual play, slide interval, image size, labels, loop or manual)

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Shaping the Future through Prenatal Education


This free, hour-long workshop:

  • Describes “The biggest story in human health”
  • Explains the vital importance of prenatal development-based education
  • Outlines the ideal educational approach
  • Shows clips from The Biology of Prenatal Development DVD
  • Demonstrates EHD's innovative teaching tools, which allow you to customize curricular materials at no cost

Workshop Outline

The Link Between Prenatal and Lifelong Health
Minutes 
Part 1 Introduction to Fetal Programming
4:42
Part 2 Risks of Nutritional Deficiencies and Exposures to Harmful Substances
7:00
The Ideal Educational Approach
Part 3 Making an IMPACT
9:21
EHD's Educational Resources
Part 4 Clips from The Biology of Prenatal Development DVD
13:47    
Part 5 Introducing EHD's Website
2:24
Part 6 Prenatal Image Gallery
0:55
Part 7 Prenatal Slideshows
3:28
Part 8 DVD Documentation Center
0:58
Part 9 The Multilingual Illustrated DVD
0:55
Part 10 Interactive Prenatal Timeline
4:53
Part 11 Educator's Corner
1:44
Part 12 Fact Sheet Generator
6:46
Part 13 Prenatal Development Timeline Generator
4:54
Part 14 DVD Outline Generator
5:18
Part 15 Ready-to-Use Resources
1:47
Part 16 Pregnancy Calendar
1:43
Conclusion
1:01
Total minutes (excluding download time)
71:36    

Note: View any section of the workshop by clicking any link above.

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What educators say about
The Biology of Prenatal Development DVD

“This video production is a uniquely crafted portrayal of human embryofetal development that is completed by a succinct, but very accurate, description of the process. It is a joint effort that has utilized the expertise of many well-known professionals in the field of human growth and development. I have been invested in the field of perinatal pathology for nearly 17 years and I have not encountered a more widely useful, or expertly illustrated and annotated, video production. It is aimed at a nonprofessional and undergraduate audience, and, true to its mission, it is thoroughly understandable without suffering from over simplification. Thus, it is appropriate for education of mature, high school and college students and, also, for general health care education during pregnancy. However, a lot of its content and phenomenal imagery are of such high quality that it could also be considered for use in the education of a wide variety of professionals in the medical fields. It would lend itself well to introductory postgraduate coursework for medical, nursing, dental, and medical genetics students, as an easily viewed and integrated overview of human embryofetal development. I strongly endorse this product and believe it is a major contribution to general education in the field of prenatal development.”

Ona Marie Faye-Petersen, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology and Obstetrics & Gynecology
University of Alabama School at Birmingham*
Head, UAB Microdissection Laboratory for Perinatal Pathology
Department of Pathology, Anatomic Division

* Institutional endorsement neither stated nor implied.

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