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BIRTH
It is easy to see that a newborn is attracted to faces, but new studies have found this preference begins in the womb! A fetus in the third trimester will track a face-like pattern of light, while showing less interest in other patterns.
Newborns remember sounds they hear in the womb, including songs, and nursery rhymes sung to them before birth!
Researchers stumbled across the amazing discovery that a fetus can cry and even produce tears! In this video, the fetus receives an action, perceives it as negative, and responds appropriately, by crying.
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Hearing
Fetal auditory learning becomes possible soon after the onset of hearing, in humans by the 27 weeks gestational age, when external auditory input starts to reorganize the auditory cortex.
Learning
“…Some of the most important learning we ever do happens before we’re born, while we’re still in the womb.” -Annie Murphy Paul, author of Origins.
Facial Expressions
Parents are now delighted to be able to clearly see their preborn child through 4D ultrasound! The grumpy pout and sweet smile are every bit as adorable in the womb as in a precious newborn!
Breathing
Around 33 weeks the fetus begins using its lungs to practice breathing. Air pocket cells begin forming around 32 weeks and will continue to develop for the next 8 years!
