Those
who know Doug Sailors are well aware of his extensive background in business
and nonprofit work. A few may not know of his involvement in the structured
purchase of Sequoia Petroleum Corporation by Baby Bee Bright and fewer may not
know of the two patents he holds for Fetal Educator Strap. The strap is
patented by Doug Sailors because he believes educational material can be
transmitted to the baby in utero.
Parents
everywhere are aware of how quickly newborns and infants learn. They pick up
habits good and bad but continued evidence supports the idea that learning
begins in the womb. “We are aware of the baby’s ability to pick up vocal
patterns in the womb. This is how they are able to recognized the cadence of
their mother’s voice and other close family members after birth,” explains Doug
Sailors.
Research
supports Doug Sailors belief in the
learning capabilities of fetuses. “By the end of the second trimester, a fetus
is capable of hearing. Even though sound is distorted, the repetition of a book
is recognized by newborns first exposed to it inside the womb,” says Doug
Sailors. The ability to recognize the book points to learning and the recognition
of patterns in the womb.
Studies
in regards to fetal learning extend to the 1980s. “The earliest tests were to
test if babies would recognize the mother’s voice from strangers. The
conclusion was that, yes they do. More recently, examining the heartbeat of
fetuses has led to the theory and belief that fetuses can develop preferences
for people, stories, and music,” says Doug Sailors.
So
what can people do advance the education of their fetus? In many cases it comes
down to expanding and alternating baby’s exposure. Since development in the
womb is based off of sound, exercising baby’s mind is accomplished by
alternating patters of sound and increased communication is beneficial.
More
and more research is finding that what is heard commonly in the womb influences
babies outside the womb. “It is theorized that babies exposed to multiple
languages in the womb have are better able to pick up on second languages after
birth. The findings come from monitoring fetuses who respond to mothers who
predominately speak one language and the rare instances they speak in a second
language. Babies prefer their mother’s dominant language,” says Doug
Sailors. This can help parents get a jump start on developing their
baby’s language skills before birth.
Doug
Sailors also recommends:
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