The Secret Life of the Unborn Child How You Can Prepare Your Baby for a Happy, Healthy Life

by Verny, Thomas; Kelly, John

• ISBN13: 9780440505655
• ISBN10: 0440505658
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1982-07-15
• Publisher: Dell

Summary

YOU CAN GIVE YOUR BABY A GREATER CHANCE FOR HEALTH AND HAPPINESS-MONTHS BEFORE BIRTH! A pioneering physician, Dr. Thomas Verny, gives startling new evidence based on two decades of medical research. Your unborn baby is: Capable of learning Able to warn you of medical problems you and your doctor may not be aware of Able to hear and respond to voices and sounds-including music Sensitive to his parents' feelings about him Capable of responding to love An active, feeling human being. The ways in which you respond to and care for your unborn child may affect his physical and emotional well-being for the rest of his life. The choices you make today about your child's birth may make a vital difference for years to come. You can prepare your unborn baby for a happy, healthy life. This remarkable book will show you how! A gift to every loving, caring parent. A book that will change the experience of pregnancy and childbirth forever!

Author Biography

Thomas R. Verny is a psychiatrist, academic, and author of The Secret Life of the Unborn Child. He has taught at Harvard University, University of Toronto, York University (Toronto), and St. Mary’s University of Minnesota. Dr. Verny founded the Official Journal of the Pre and Peri-Natal Psychology Association of North America and the Pre and Perinatal Journal. He is a leading authority on the effect of the prenatal and early postnatal environment on personality development. He leads workshops and lectures throughout Canada, the United States, Europe, South America, and Southeast Asia.

John Kelly is the coauthor of numerous books on relationships, including Three on the Edge: The Stories of Ordinary American Families in Search of a Medical Miracle and the international bestseller The Secret Life of an Unborn Child. He lives in New York City.