“Birth” isn't the beginning of your life. It's just one chapter on a continuing story. In fact, you'll continue to develop, just like you did in the womb, until about the age of 23 when you will have finished   growing.

For a long time, the first nine months of human life were a mystery. Today, science and technology make it possible to closely watch the baby as it develops in the womb.

We know, in great detail, how the unborn child looks, behaves and grows.

The following real life photos are a step by step journey, from the mysterious meeting of sperm and ovum (egg), to the first cry of the new born baby coming into the world of light.