Although many parents believe that education and communication only begins AFTER baby is born, there is a great deal of current research that may suggest otherwise. It has been found that external stimulation (such as stroking the unborn baby through the tummy) and playing soft and melodious music are pleasurable to the baby, and can in fact stimulate healthy foetal development.
The prenatal period (the time between conception and birth) is the critical time to establish the basic architecture of the brain and build the foundations for its future potential. Studies by leading child development researchers have revealed that stimulated babies show improved visual, auditory, linguistic and motor development. In general, they sleep better and are more confident, alert and content than infants who were not stimulated. They also show greater learning capacity and calm down when they hear familiar sounds they heard whilst in the womb.
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