Abstract

STIMULATION OF BABIES BEFORE THEIR BIRTH

Background information: By twenty-four weeks, the cochlea and peripheral sensory end organs of the fetus have reached their normal development, and by twenty six weeks most fetuses will respond with increased heart rate to sound stimulation, indicating that they are able to perceive sounds. The inner ear of the fetus is fully functioning during the last trimester of pregnancy

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness stimulate the baby in the womb, which attempts to "advance the intellectual and physical development of the fetus by means of musical stimuli"

Procedure: One-hundred-seventy-two maternity patients who were enrolled in a birth preparation course participated in this study. The mothers were separated into experimental and control groups. The mothers in the experimental group wore small speakers attached to a waistband. After the births of their babies, all of the mothers charted the onset of their infants’ behaviors.

Results: The behaviors of the experimental-group babies were significantly advanced compared to the behaviors of the control-group babies. The experimental-group babies were superior in gross and fine motor activities, linguistic development, some aspects of body-sensory coordination, and certain cognitive behaviors.

Conclusions:  It is very important to begin to stimulate the baby from the pregnancy. If children is stimulated properly from before birth, he will get the best organic and functional development of the nervous system and its organs of contact. It's very necessary that the mother knows about the benefits of the intrauterine stimulation will do so with great pleasure and confidence