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We often hear that listening to music to the unborn baby can increase the baby's IQ and make him smarter when he grows up. Is this true?
Unfortunately, until now there is no research that supports this assumption, as quoted from BabyCenter.
That's right, listening to music to the unborn baby won't make him any smarter than other kids. You may often hear that music can make kids smart math, but Gordon Shaw, a neuroscience researcher at the University of California at Irvine, says that the existing studies only focus on older children, not on babies or in the womb.
Shaw also explained, for example, that children taking piano lessons may have improved spatial abilities (the ability to understand three-dimensional space), but the researchers only tested children 3-4 years old.
Research on the effect of music on unborn babies has even examined the effect of classical music, which has no effect at all on a baby's intelligence after birth.
In addition, listening to music to a baby in the womb at high volume or by sticking a speaker to the mother's stomach is actually dangerous, as reported. DailyMail. The researchers suggest that mothers listen to music at normal volume only, or it could be while singing and stroking the stomach
Then what are the benefits of music for the baby in the womb?
Many experts believe that babies will recognize the music their parents listened to while still in the womb, and will even wake up or sleep when they listen to familiar songs. Janet DiPietro, a psychologist who studies fetal development at Johns Hopkins University, said the conclusion was purely anecdotal and not based on real research.
Contrary to Janet, neurologist Eino Partanen said, if a mother sings or hums certain melodies while pregnant, it is likely that her baby will recognize the songs.
"So, singing or chanting the melody can be useful if you are trying to calm the baby down when he cries," said Eino.
Other experts say, when you play music to him while still in the womb, the fetus will breathe while the song is playing. California gynecologist Rene Van de Carr said she made observations of a 33-week-old fetus and that this baby breathes when it listens beat from Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. He also said, because the fetus is following the symphonic rhythm of the song, it is clear that the fetus is learning something about the rhythm and is enjoying it.
The most obvious evidence is presented by Linda Geddes, author of the book Bumpology pregnancy.
"Until now there is no good evidence that playing music to the tummy will improve your baby's brain development. However, researchers suggest that unborn babies can learn to understand that their mother is feeling relaxed by listening to a few songs, "he said.
