From generation to generation.

L: Limited Access CP: Composite Positive AC: Acetate C: 1200' 16/8/9.5mm 16mm Color Sound McGraw-Hill Text Films
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Uses animation and live-action photography to portray the conception, development and birth of a child. Throughout the film expresses the viewpoint that this process is a natural expression of love within the family. Uses animation to show the pelvic region of the female and explains the functions of the female reproductive organs and their role in the menstrual cycle. Through animation the fertilization of the egg cell is shown; the role of heredity is discussed. The early cell division of the embryo, the embedding of the cell cluster in the wall of the uterus, the development of the fetus the birth of child are shown. Live-action photography is used to establish the feeling of love and natural expectancy that the impending birth holds for the family.

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