Throughout this article, Janet tries to argue that a fetus should be thought of as a human. Not only should readers consider them humans, but they should also know how smart a fetus is. There are very few differences between a newborn and a fetus. At the 32 week mark, the fetus has almost the same behavioral patterns as a newborn. At the point of 9 weeks, a fetus can hiccup, react to loud noises, and experience rapid eye movement (REM) which is sleep of dreams. These are just some of the human like senses a fetus has. One of the first senses discussed is fetal alertness. It is known that even though these fetuses have all these abilities, they don’t spend most of their times using them. Most of their time is occupied by sleeping. At 32 weeks,
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In the womb you would think that it is a quiet and dark place, but those assumptions aren’t true. The fetus can hear the whooshing of blood in the mother’s vessels, the gurgling and rumbling of her stomach and intestines, as well as the tones of her voice. The fetus is also aware when other people talk around the mother. The cool thing is that the heartbeat of the fetus slows down when the mother talks. This means that the baby can hear it, and it also means it is calmed by it. As far as the vision goes, it is the last sense that develops in the fetus. Just like an infant, a fetus can see light and shapes. Filer says “There may be just enough visual stimulation filtered through the mother’s tissue that the fetus can respond when the mother is in bright light.” Just as most people think the womb is silent and dark, it is actually just the opposite.
The fetus has the ability to feel hear, see, and touch. So along with that comes the ability to learn and remember. The fetus obviously is in its mother’s womb, so it hears her talking all the time. Researchers have shown that babies prefer their mother’s voices over a stranger’s voice. This states that the fetus had to learn and remember their mother’s voice. Fetuses also have certain stories they like more. The heartbeat will slow down when hearing a familiar story, whereas if the same reader reads an unfamiliar story, the heartbeat stays
In the womb you would think that it is a quiet and dark place, but those assumptions aren’t true. The fetus can hear the whooshing of blood in the mother’s vessels, the gurgling and rumbling of her stomach and intestines, as well as the tones of her voice. The fetus is also aware when other people talk around the mother. The cool thing is that the heartbeat of the fetus slows down when the mother talks. This means that the baby can hear it, and it also means it is calmed by it. As far as the vision goes, it is the last sense that develops in the fetus. Just like an infant, a fetus can see light and shapes. Filer says “There may be just enough visual stimulation filtered through the mother’s tissue that the fetus can respond when the mother is in bright light.” Just as most people think the womb is silent and dark, it is actually just the opposite.
The fetus has the ability to feel hear, see, and touch. So along with that comes the ability to learn and remember. The fetus obviously is in its mother’s womb, so it hears her talking all the time. Researchers have shown that babies prefer their mother’s voices over a stranger’s voice. This states that the fetus had to learn and remember their mother’s voice. Fetuses also have certain stories they like more. The heartbeat will slow down when hearing a familiar story, whereas if the same reader reads an unfamiliar story, the heartbeat stays