For many years before a baby is conceived, the bodies of his parents have been getting ready for his conception. The mother's body has been producing egg cells (ova), and the father's sperm cells (spermatozoa) to fertilize them. Once an egg is fertilized, the baby needs a place to grow and develop; the mother's body has prepared such a place. When a girl reaches her teens her body begins to change, making it possible for …showed first 75 words of 3329 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3329 total…arms and legs. (Child Birth,789) The knowledge that he acquires will provide the tools for his adult life. He is preparing for the day when his knowledge will be passed onto a child of his own. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Bibliography "Child Birth", The World Book Encyclopedia, Field Enterprises Educational Corporation: Chicago 1967. Day, Beth: The Secret World of the Baby Random House, New York. 1968,1967,1966, 1995 Lipke, Coryllel Jean: Pregnancy Illustrated by Robert Fortaine Lerner Publications Company: Minneaplois, Minnesota.1971