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Appendix 3
Movement and Learning Patterns of the Unborn Child and
The Development of the Senses
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Learning
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Timing
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Source |
Newborns stopped crying and responded
to songs played on shows that their mother watched
while they were pregnant.
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Immediately after birth. |
Nijhuis/Hepper, p 144 |
| Newborns prefer the sound of their
mother's voice when it is adjusted to resemble what
was heard in the womb. |
Immediately after birth |
Nijhuis/Hepper, p 138 |
| Newborns learned to change their pattern
of sucking in order to hear their mother's voice
instead of that of another woman. The preference
appears to have been acquired before their birth. |
Immediately after birth |
Nijhuis/Hepper, p 143; DeCasper &
Fifer, p 1174; Fifer & Moon, p 430 p 432 |
| Newborns changed their sucking pattern
in order to hear a story that had been read to them
before birth instead of an unfamiliar story. |
Immediately after birth |
Nijhuis/Hepper, p 143 |
| Mothers who kept the same diet before
and after they gave birth were more successful in
breastfeeding than mothers who changed to a less
spicy diet. This may reflect the child's preference
for food she ate while she was pregnant because
the mother's milk contains clues about her diet. |
Immediately after birth |
Nijhuis/Hepper, p 146 |
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