Patient's question:
Hello:Do prenatal education tapes work? When should they be listened to? Is it better to listen directly through a tape recorder or to use a prenatal education device placed on the abdomen? How many minutes each time?
Thank you!!
Doctor's answer:
Hello:Prenatal music can be divided into two categories: music for pregnant women and music for fetuses.
??Music for pregnant women is designed for pregnant women to enjoy, and it follows the principle of tranquility. By listening to music, pregnant women can regulate their emotions, feel calm and comfortable, and help the fetus quickly become quiet as well. At the same time, sound waves can directly transmit through the mother's abdominal wall to the fetus's auditory system, promoting the intellectual development of the fetus. Music suitable for pregnant women should be chosen from gentle, melodious, lively, and poetic compositions. Examples include Chinese classical pieces like "Three Variations on Plum Blossoms," the erhu piece "Moonlight on the Second Spring," and the zheng piece "Fishing Boat at Dusk"; Western classical pieces such as "A Major Lyrical Little Composition," "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by the German Romantic composer Mendelssohn; and modern music like "Let the World Be Filled with Love," "Ah! Don't Worry, Don't Worry," and "Oh, a Fragrant Jasmine Flower," among others.
??Another type of music is music for fetuses. This kind of music is lively and can stimulate a good response from the fetus to sound waves. By placing headphones on the pregnant woman's abdomen, the sound waves directly transmit through the abdominal wall to the fetus's auditory organs in the womb, stimulating brain tissue and promoting the development of the fetus's brain function. The prenatal music suitable for fetuses mainly includes "I Will Come to the World," the "Autumn Night," composed by the famous composer Wang Ming and recorded by the China Medical and Health Audiovisual Publishing House, as well as other prenatal music like "Little Genius."
??The best practice for prenatal music is to play it 1–2 times a day, with each session lasting 20–30 minutes. The volume should not be too high and should be controlled between 45–55 decibels.
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