During the 'From Health to Birth Conference' held in Lisbon between 17 and 18 September 2018, the book 'Once upon a Time in Embryoland' was launched. This book has been written for any child, parent, educator or healthcare professional, who wishes to understand the journey from conception to birth, as recounted by the embryo.
While adhering to accurate scientific facts based upon the advice of Prof. Jean Calleja Agius from the Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Malta, the story itself has been written by the prenatal psychologist Dr Olga Gouni from Cosmoanelixis Academy in Athens, Greece, and embellished by numerous illustrations by a child, Amelie, based on her understanding of the concepts of embryology.
This book is available for purchase from .
This book has been 'conceived' as part of the COST Action ISI405: Building Intrapartum Research Through Health - an interdisciplinary whole system approach to understanding and contextualising physiological labour and birth (BIRTH) , and is intended to disseminate knowledge related to human conception, embryo development and birth to the general public, including children.
