Parents’ Singing to Fetus and Newborn Enhances Their Well-being,
Parent-Infant Attachment, & Soothability: Part One Regular
contributor Penny Simkin shares her experiences with parents who
sing to their baby in utero and then continue after birth and
looks at what the research says about this practice in this two
part blog piece. Part two can be found here. Join me in reading
about some unique situations that Penny shares as she explores
this opportunity for parents to bond with their unborn child. -
Sharon Muza, Science & Sensibility Community Manager. People
have sung to their babies forever. Every culture has lullabies
and children’s songs that are passed down through the
generations. New ones are written and shared and the custom goes
on –a rich part of the fabric of human civilization. These songs
are designed to relax babies, calm their fears, or entertain and
amuse them throughout childhood. As we have learned more about
the life and capabilities of the fetus, we have realized that
the fetus can hear c