Reverberations Before Birth

We as human beings begin learning before we’re born. Between the very point of conception and the nine months before birth, the fetus can experience and pick up tastes from the mother through amniotic fluid. Along with what the fetus eats it can also pick up smells from the fluid it lives in. Environmental and stressors teach the fetus how to behave once born and even the sounds from the outside world form how we learn speech. Doctors and published journalists have conducted research that opens the world’s eyes to a new way to view why we are who we are today.
Dialect and our very own accent are strongly developed in the fetus from conception to birth. Reverberations of the mother's voice ultimately shape how the infant will cry, and it teaches the fetus the core of its native language. First, the reverberations alone can be heard from our mother's own voice through amniotic fluid. Doctors used to think the amniotic sac was as silent as the deep blue sea, but the womb is a noisy, pulsating place (Martin, par. 5). It was believed that the womb, through amniotic fluid, was a silent and tranquil place for the fetus. Through research with a tool called a hydrophone, which is used in underwater sound research, they have come to find the womb is quite loud and active. The fetus can hear the mother’s heartbeat, as well as digestion in the intestines. Voices and structural dialogue from …show more content…
As early as 16 weeks, the fetus is able to hear muffled noises through the fluid-filled ears. The sound is highly muffled and distorted and often