According to López-Teijó, “Our results show that the musical stimulus was significantly associated with a fetal response in the form of fetal mouth and tongue movements that was not observed during stimulation with vibration at a frequency considered to be within the fetus’ preferential auditory range, according to the literature.” She recommends that expectant moms start using them after the 16th week of pregnancy for 10-20 minutes a day.
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