Playing classical music for infants inside the abdomen can stimulate their development, the study suggests

Get easily, baby.

Playing classic music for your baby while they are still in the abdomen can stimulate development, suggests new research.

Music has long been a way that parents are waiting to connect with their unborn children – but now, scientists have found evidence that classical music can soothe the heartbeat of unborn babies, potentially providing development.

A research team in Mexico studied the effect of classical music on a fetal heartbeat.

They used mathematical analysis tools to identify patterns in the variability of heart rate.

Typical heartbeat measures are an average of several beats over multiple seconds.

In contrast, the variability of heartbeats measures time between individual beats.

The research team explained that the mass can provide a mirror in the maturity of the autonomic nervous system of the fetus, with greater variability often indicating healthy development.

To prove the effects that music may have on the fetal heartbeat, the team recruited 36 pregnant women and played a classic pair for their unborn babies.

For the experiment, they chose “Swan” from French composer Camille Saint-Saura, and “ARPA de Gold” by Mexican composer Abundio Martínez.

By attacking external heartbeat monitors, the research team can measure the response of fetal heartbeat to both songs.

And, using the analysis of the amount of nonlinear repetition, they can identify changes in the variability of the heart rate during and after the music was played.

Study co -author Dr. Claudia Lerma, from the National Institute of Cardiology in Mexico, said: “In general, we found that exposure to music results in more enduring and predictable fetal heartbeat patterns.

“We speculate that this effect of the moment can stimulate the development of the autonomic nervous system of the fetus.”

As well as the overall effects of the music game, the researchers also came to the differences between the two classic parts.

While both were effective, they found that the Mexican guitar melody had a stronger effect.

Co-author of Professor Eric Alonso Abarca-Castro, of the Autonomous University of Mexico, said: “When we opposed the swan with ARPA de Gold, we have noticed some significant differences.

“In particular, the second part appeared to have a stronger impact on some measures, indicating that it produced heartbeat patterns that were more predictable and regular.

“Factors such as rhythmic characteristics, melodic structure or cultural familiarity can be related to this differentiation.”

The research team says classical music can help develop fetal for parents waiting at home.

Prof. Abarca-Castro said: “Our results suggest that these changes to the dynamics of fetal heartbeats occur immediately in short-term fluctuations, so parents may want to consider exposing their fetuses to calm music.

“Parents playing soothing music can stimulate and benefit from the autonomous fetal system.”

The research team is now looking at the effects of different genres and types of music.

Co -author Dr. José Javier Reyes-Lagos added: “To ascertain whether rhythmic or cultural changes make distinct fetal cardiac responses, we aim to increase the size of our sample and expand our investigation to include a variety of musical styles beyond classic parts.”