Why the study?
Autonomic nervous system development in prenatal life is pivotal for survival and neuropsychiatric development, but the effect of music stimulation on fetal heart rate and autonomic nervous system activity remains to be evaluated.
Does music stimulation modulate fetal heart rate and heart rate variability in fetuses of women with uncomplicated pregnancies?
Population
32 women between the 32nd and 38th week with a singleton uncomplicated pregnancy
Comparison
Music stimulation vs basal phase and post-stimulus phase
Follow-up
5 min post-stimulus
Authors
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Acute music exposure increases fetal HRV via parasympathetic activation; leaves open effects on ANS maturation or neurodevelopment.
Does music stimulation modulate fetal heart rate and heart rate variability in fetuses of women with uncomplicated pregnancies?
Music stimulation in near-to-term fetuses enhances heart rate variability and induces a relaxation state mediated by parasympathetic activation.
Massimello et al. (2022) studied this question.
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