在香港如此競爭激烈的環境下,孕婦為了讓子女擁有各方面的優勢,大多會從備孕飲食習慣開始,確保胎兒和孕婦本身能吸收足夠營養。除此之外,我們也聽過有孕婦播放古典音樂給胎兒聽是有助胎兒腦部發展云云,那麼究竟胎兒甚麼時候會聽見或懂得與母親互動,甚至接受胎教?
胎兒還在孕婦子宮時,各種感知能力已悄悄發展。研究指,胎兒在出生前已可看到、聽到、感覺到、記住東西、嚐味和思考。
事實上,孕婦的精神狀態、感覺、情緒、荷爾蒙及神經傳達物質等,都會透過血液和胎盤傳到胎兒發展中的腦部中。由此可見,準媽媽在懷孕18週後開始與胎兒互動,進行胎教,便可逐漸與胎兒建立關係,同時促進胎兒健康及智力發育。當然,身邊家人的參與同樣重要。孕婦可從以下各方面與胎兒互動:
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