Product Details

• Directors: Jonathan Grupper
• Producers: Jonathan Grupper, Alexander Tsiaras, Chris Weber, Christine Weber, Emily Ann
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Discovery Channel
• DVD Release Date: May 1, 2007
• Run Time: 49 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000NO23WQ
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,787 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "From Conception to Birth" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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FROM CONCEPTION TO BIRTH - DVD Movie

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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible!, December 11, 2008

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J. Chendea (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: From Conception to Birth (DVD)

At 7 months pregnant with my second child, I enjoyed this movie until I got tired of how often they reiterated how painful, practically impossible, and scary pregnancy and childbirth are. I mean, "Childbirth is like trying to fit a softball down your throat?" And they went on and on about how it should be physically impossible, how painful it is... all while showing moms in labor lying on their backs in hospital beds, hooked up to IVs and fetal monitors not being offered any pain relief (like walking around or being massaged or having a shower or a bath or any other comfort measures) until they finally "give in" and have the epidural... It's another ridiculous example of how our media distorts birth and helps cause our high cesarean rates and poor fetal outcomes. My young son was with me, and even he had the sense to say at the beginning, when they took a baby away from the mom immediately, "hey! that baby wants to be with its mother." I do have to say the images of the babies in the moms' bellies while they walked around were pretty awesome. But there was hardly any of that, unfortunately, and the rest of the video isn't worth watching to get to them.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Scary- Try "In The Womb" instead..., August 4, 2009

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Krista M. Mott "KMMOTT" (Warner Robins, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: From Conception to Birth (DVD)

My husband and I both agree this movie was very scary- especially having our first child. Also, the technology they talk so highly of in the beginning wasn't used as much as it should have been. They focused on the lives of the 9 women far too much instead of focusing on the title of the movie- Conception to Birth.

If you are looking for a good movie with 3D/4D animations and images, try National Geographic's "In the Womb". It is wonderful and extremley informative. It truly portrays the miracle of life that a baby is.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Outdated, July 4, 2008

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Ifetayo J. White "IfetayoSun" (Beaufort, SC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: From Conception to Birth (DVD)

This video is outdated for anyone who is interested in seeing a variety of birth options.
The most helpful parts were the viewings of the developing fetus while the moms were "doing their lives" daily. To me this gave a real sense of life growing while mom's life was happening. I was disappointed in the actual birth scenes since all moms were lying on their backs in hospital beds, often being offered various interventions to "help" with pain.