Want your baby to be stimulated in the womb? Play it some music... through your vagina

Pregnant women play music to their unborn babies through their vaginas SCIENTISTS believe it's good for a foetus to hear melodies as it helps stimulate the brain before birth
IS this the weirdest invention ever?

A new gadget enables mums-to-be to play music to their unborn children – through their vagina.

The device, called a Babypod, has a pink round ball on one end containing an in-built speaker which is inserted like a tampon.

The contraption can be inserted into the vagina like a tampon Getty
Women can treat the foetus to their favourite tunes by hooking up the pod, which costs £90, to their smartphone or mp3 player.

The contraption, designed by the Institut Marquez fertility clinic in Barcelona, also features a headphone jack enabling mum and baby to listen at the same time.

The Babypod enables mum and baby to bond by listening to the same music
Researchers tested out the Babypod on hundreds of pregnant women last year.

They looked at how the reaction of the foetus differed when it was played music through the belly and internally via the vagina.

The foetus reacted to the music when it was played to them through the vagina
The babies who were serenaded through the vagina opened their mouths and stuck out their tongues while the melodies played, but stopped when the tunes finished.

Meanwhile those who were played the music from outside the mother's body didn't respond at all.

Earlier this year we reported a groundbreaking study which showed unborn babies as young as 16 weeks are able to detect sounds while inside the womb.

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