When I played classical music to my unborn child, I was surprised
Feb 05, 2025
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A joint research team, including the Medical School of the Autonomous University of Mexico, recently published the results of a study on the effect of classical music on the heart rate of the fetus in the international journal 『Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science』.
The study was conducted on 37 pregnant women between 32 and 40 weeks of pregnancy.
The research team played French composer Camille Saint-Saëns' 'Swan' and Mexican composer Abundio Martinez' 'Arpa de Oro' to pregnant women and measured fetal heart rate responses.
As a result, the fetal heartbeat pattern was found to be more stable and predictable.
Claudia Lerma, Ph.D., of the National Institute of Cardiology in Mexico, a co-author of the study, explained that "the autonomic nervous system of the fetus appears to be stimulated" and that "classical music may help promote fetal development.'
Eric Alonso Avarca-Castro, a professor at the Autonomous University of Mexico, said, `Parents who play soothing music can stimulate and benefit the autonomic nervous system of the fetus," he said.
However, among the two songs, Mexican music with many guitar melodies and rhythms was found to have a stronger influence.
Professor Avarca-Kast responded that "Arpa de Oro produced a more predictable and regular heart rate pattern."It appears to be related to rhythmic characteristics, melodic structure, cultural familiarity, etc."
The research team also plans to investigate the impact of various genres and types of music in the future.
Dr. Jose Javier Reyes-Lagos of the research team added that "We plan to expand the size of the research sample to study the impact of not only classical songs but also other music genres.'
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
