Sound is the oldest form of healing and of that, it is the
sound of the mother’s voice that is the most important. As stated in the notes
Sony conducted research in the 80’s that showed sounds played to babies while in
the womb influenced their behaviour. It has been proven that like animals human
babies can detect their mother’s voice from other females and there is evidence
that they can do this in the womb too. Other research has shown that babies can
remember and recognise sounds from the womb a year after birth.

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