Pregnancy and Prenatal Stimulation of Babies

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Once babies develop hearing in the fifth month, music is excellent for aural stimulation and to soothe the baby. As many studies have proved, fetus react to the music, if it is presented in an organized way. Immediately after birth, a baby distinguishes the mother's voice and show preferences for sounds heard while it was still in the womb.

 
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Prenatal stimulation is a process that encourages learning in unborn babies optimizing mental and sensory development. Valuable research has shown that stimuli such as soft and melodious sounds, the human voice, especially the mother's, as well as light and vibrations are pleasurable to the baby.

Studies like the one led by Dr. Manrique have suggested that it is possible to enhance the development of the child's brain before birth.

However, the baby can learn to relate these stimuli to their meanings only if they are presented in an organized way, otherwise, they will probably forget or ignore them. You have to show them that these stimuli have a related significance by creating a meaningful context. We know that when the experiences occur in a pattern, they are organized in the baby's brain more efficently. The human brain is made up of cells (neurons). These cells form networks of connections. Every time a brain is stimulated in an adequate way new neuronal connections are being made. The more connections, the more neurons integrated; this determines intelligence, social and emotional skills.
Prenatal stimulated babies tend to exhibit enhanced visual, auditory, and motor development. They also show superior learning capacity and higher IQs.

 
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