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Bodywatch; Building Better Babies

04/10/1986

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Series

Bodywatch

Program

Building Better Babies

Program Number

104

Series Description

Series host: Dr. James H. "Red" Duke, Jr., Texas physician and professor of surgery. Health correspondent: Dr. Holly Atkinson, physician and medical journalist. Commentator: T George Harris, editor-in-chief, "American Health" magazine. Program format: Magazine-style; each program is focused on a single health theme and includes feature stories as well as a commentary. Series release date: 1986

Program Description

From the ability to predetermine a baby's sex, to the possibility that fetuses can be taught inside the womb, BODYWATCH questions the advisability and reliability of recent infant research, offering a common-sense guide to babyhood. Experts discuss the perils of dieting while pregnant; show how some of the intensive learning techniques advocated by "superbaby institutes" rob babies of warmth and security; reveal some little-known nutritional information, such as why babies need butter, and finally, discuss simple methods for boosting a baby's intelligence without sacrificing emotional security.

Duration

00:34:00

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

Magazine

Topics

Health

Citation

Chicago: “Bodywatch; Building Better Babies,” 04/10/1986, GBH Archives, accessed October 5, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_7BC7ABD817224503A8F7C4DC07F1EB14.

MLA: “Bodywatch; Building Better Babies.” 04/10/1986. GBH Archives. Web. October 5, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_7BC7ABD817224503A8F7C4DC07F1EB14>.

APA: Bodywatch; Building Better Babies. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_7BC7ABD817224503A8F7C4DC07F1EB14