Bebe Sounds Be005 - Manual (Page 16)

interesting is that the unborn baby does not respond in this way to many
single notes even if they are played very loud and very close to her.
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Yet another study showed that unborn babies who had classical music
played to them from the middle of the fi fth month until they were born,
for ten minutes twice a day, developed more quickly, began to talk up
to six months earlier, and had greater intellectual development than
those babies who had not had classical music played to them inside
the womb.
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Some women worry that if they improve the brain's development, the
baby's head will be larger thereby causing an increase in the risk of
delivery problems. In fact, there is reason to believe the opposite is
true. Prenatal sound stimulation has led to shorter and less painful labor
periods, a lower number of cesarean section deliveries, and a greater
number of non-traumatic births.
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prenatal stimulation tends to:
• Be calmer and more alert
• Be happier and cry less
• Have a longer attention span
• Be stronger and have better coordination
• Lift his or her head up earlier and stand earlier
• Walk earlier
• Talk earlier
• Have more self-confi dence 7
Remember, by the end of the fi fth month your unborn baby begins to
hear and by the sixth month, her ability to learn increases signifi cantly.
It is now time to start stimulating your baby. Keep in mind that your baby
is most alert during the evening hours so you may want to play music or
talk to her a few more times.
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