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When Can The Baby Hear?
2 posts on this thread and the last post was on August 20th, 2004 7:57 PM
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 | CJ - August 20th, 2004 7:57 PM |
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My husband & I are excited to talk, read, play music to my tummy. Does anyone know approximately when he/she can start to hear?
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| brucen - August 2nd, 2004 1:50 PM |
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Hi CJ
Reactive listening has been demonstrated through research at 14 weeks gestational age, approximately 8 weeks before the ear is structurally complete. Researchers in Belfast demonstrated this by beaming a pure pulse sound into the womb at various gestational ages; a visible reaction was first demonstrated by the fetuses and observed by ultrasound at 14 weeks. Other studies have demonstrated that a five-second auditory stimulus can cause a change in heart rate that lasts up to an hour
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http://www.westcoastfamilies.com/ht
ml/0208n_learningwomb.html
http://www.bi
rthpsychology.com/lifebefore/sound1.html
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| amber - August 20th, 2004 7:57 PM |
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i know for sure the baby can hear when you hit 20weeks, but s/he may be able to hear sooner, i am unaware, only know for sure 20weeks
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