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Can wearing headphones on belly harm baby's hearing development at 18 weeks? the sound was fairly loud but i wore the earphones for less than 10 min.
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Fetuses repond : At 18 weeks gestation loud sounds transmitted through the abdominal wall into the uterine may cause the fetus to move and the heart rate accelerate transiently. For 10 minutes it is unlikely that harm is done. Ideally keep sound exposure to the fetus to less than 65 db.
Answered 1/1/2013
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