does listening to classical music make my fetus smarter?

Question

Is it true that listening to classical music like mozart improves your creativity?

Answer 1

No: Classical music can be very relaxing and pleasant so if it helps you during your pregnancy, go for it. The fetus is mostly listening to your heartbeat and intestinal motion sounds.

Answer 2

Could not hurt!: There is no doubt that the fetus can appreciate sounds and may have a hearing sense well in advance of 9 months. Classical music is harmonious and has mathematical elegance, it can therefore enhance fetal neural networking development and lay the ground for reason and good sense.

Answer 3

Prediction?: Predictive value for what? A high AFP is associated with a fetus with a neural tube defect. A large nuchal translucency is associated with chromosomal abnormalities and cardiac defects. A normal level ii ultrasound reduces the risk of structural abnormalities in the fetus. So it depends upon what you are testing for.

Answer 4

PAPP-A: I presume you are referring to the predictive value of maternal serum analytes in predicting dire perinatal complications. As such, i would rank pregnancy-associated placental protein-a (papp_a) as the most important one because it can predict poor fetal growth and increased risk for perinatal death months in advance.

Answer 5

It isn't: In the case of rh disease, it is the mother that is sensitized. The fetus is at risk for anemia due to maternal anti-rhesus antibody crossing the placenta. If the fetus is rh negative, there will be no problem. The blood type of the fetus isnot usually determined until after delivery. There is research into determining fetal blood type from mom's blood - but that is not yet available.

Answer 6

Chromosomes: What is "a little bit"? Lack of some chromosomal material may be associated with an unbalanced chromosomal complement. That is not normal and depending upon what chromosomal material was lost may affect the way the fetus develops and functions.

Answer 7

YES!: The concept of "a little bit" of chromosome is faulty to begin with; even microscopic chromosomal deletions can have profound health effects (or even be lethal). Depends on what proteins that chromosome was coding for and how large the deletion is. Sounds like you could benefit from comprehensive genetic couneling.

Answer 8

Very well: Wow! what a question to answer with a short answer. The nervous system develops very well from cells in the fetus which have the potential to become any type of cell line.

Answer 9

Call your doc NOW: Please call your doc. Decreased fetal movement is something your physician will want to know about.

Answer 10

See OB - go to ER!: Decreased maternal perception may a harbinger of bad pregnancy complications, so do not waste any time before you see your obstetrician or go to the emergency room asap.

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