Columbia, SC, Nuvo Group, USA-- The Ritmo Advanced Pregnancy Sound SystemTM is the newest product to enter the growing category of prenatal music players that parents-to-be are using to facilitate bonding with their unborn child and give them a head start on development.
With 4.1 million new births each year in the US and 2 trillion in annual retail sales, pregnant families are one of the few consumer categories in an acquisition lifestage. And now, as parents continue to register for and purchase all of their baby needs, such as bouncy seats, changing pads and bottles, prenatal music players are being added to the list.
Science of Sound Development Section:
When asked if a developing baby can hear inside the womb and whether or not the parents should be reading or talking to him while he's still in-utero, the answers are "yes" and "yes".
"While fetuses hear much the way that we hear a next-door stereo-lots of bass, not a lot of high frequencies-they are able to hear voices filtered through tissues, bones and fluid. And by week 24, they recognize-and are calmed by-their mothers' voices. Of course, they can't distinguish one word from another. Rather, the rhythm and melody of voices they hear serve as their foundation for language. That's why so many moms read aloud to their children, even before that first night in the crib.
We strongly endorse that practice too-not just for brain development but also to allow your baby to hear your voice and establish an auditory bond at an early age." Dr. Mehmet Oz and Dr. Michael Roizen (Source: http://www.oprah.com/health.html)
