Science of Babies (2007)

As new parents can attest children develop so much in the first year of their life its hard to keep up From the moment they draw their initial breath itself an incredibly complicated biological feat to their first steps its a year of remarkable development In The Science of Babies Nat Geo explores the amazing biomechanical benchmarks achieved in the first 12 months of human life Using CGI fMRI and other tools viewers can watch as a babys lungs draw breath for the first time and can witness the heart grow exponentially in order to power this incredible developing creature Perhaps even more fascinating is the manner in which the neurosynapses develop creating the essence of what will become a new personality and intellect This film explores the amazing mechanics behind the initial milestones in a human infants life and even compares them to babies of other species