Scientists found evidence that classical music can calm the heart rate of unborn babies and provide developmental benefits ...

typically have an overactive sympathetic nervous system, a sign of chronic stress. Over time, this consistently high heart rate can lead to chronically raised blood pressure and ultimately a ...

In contrast, heart rate variability measures the time between individual beats. This measure can provide insight into the maturation of the fetal autonomic nervous system, with greater variability ...

Playing music to unborn babies is a practice that spans cultures and generations. New research suggests that classical music can have a calming influence on fetal heart rates. This could offer ...

Heart Rate Increase ... tract contracts less - rate of peristalsis decreases Smooth muscle of digestive tract contracts more - rate of peristalsis increases Sympathetic (fight or flight) Action ...

Research shows that classical music in the third trimester enhances fetal heart rate stability, potentially influencing neurodevelopment and movement patterns.

New research reveals classical music can help calm fetal heart rates, potentially offering developmental benefits to babies ...