| There is an interesting trend among expecting parents. | | | | evidence that listening to calming music can help the |
| It is the belief that playing music for the unborn child is | | | | mother to relax and breathe deeply and easily. This |
| going to create a super baby with super learning | | | | has a beneficial effect on both mother and child. |
| abilities. | | | | Anything that relaxes the mother and helps her to |
| The music of Mozart has been rumoured to enhance | | | | breathe deeply is beneficial as it helps with oxygen |
| mathematical ability in unborn babies. Unfortunately, this | | | | supply to both mother and baby, it helps with reducing |
| has not yet been proven. Apparently, tests were done | | | | her blood pressure and can help balance hormones. |
| on college students, not on unborn babies but if the | | | | Relaxing music has occasionally been used to help |
| baby finds the music pleasant, it certainly can't hurt. | | | | with premature contractions, in conjunction with medical |
| From the fifth month of pregnancy, the foetus | | | | treatment. |
| responds to outside stimuli, including music. It hasn't | | | | Soothing music is beneficial to a new mother and her |
| been proven, but neither has it been disproven that | | | | child when she is feeding or trying to get the baby to |
| early exposure to classical music may help the | | | | sleep. It has a calming effect and helps relax the |
| intellectual development of the unborn child. If mother | | | | mother as well. |
| and unborn child enjoy the music, it can be a good | | | | Babies and children respond well to learning through |
| way to relax. | | | | songs and movement to music. It has certainly been |
| That sounds like a good reason for mother to put her | | | | beneficial in getting response from children with learning |
| feet up, grab a nice cup of tea, and enjoy an hour or | | | | problems. It can be enjoyable, stimulating, fun and |
| so of her favourite music, although perhaps not heavy | | | | relaxing. Let your baby enjoy the music, and you enjoy |
| metal music. | | | | it too. Your baby is already a miracle; he or she doesn't |
| There is no scientifically proven evidence that music | | | | need to be a genius as well. |
| will enhance your baby's intelligence but there is | | | | |