If being tone deaf leaves singing to your unborn child as a distinct no-no and conventional headphones simply won’t stretch over your bulging belly, then perhaps the B(l)aby is just the musical gadget you need if turning the womb into an amniotic ambient lounge is high on your list of pregnancy priorities.
Music direct to the womb with the B(l)aby belt. Image: Geof Ramsay/Flickr.
Designed and developed specifically to fit the midriff of pregnant women, the B(l)aby is a wide, contoured belt equipped with a touch-sensitive digital music player and a trio of vibration-based speakers responsible for transmitting the mother’s favourite tunes directly into the womb.
Beyond its obvious applications as a comfortable delivery system for music, the B(l)aby also comes with a USB connection port that enables the uploading of other audio content, including recordings of parental voices for baby playback, and is even capable of providing expectant mothers with a gentle and relaxing back massage.
“Scientists have talked about music being a catalyst for an unborn child’s mental growth for years,” commented B(l)aby creator and Canadian design student Geof Ramsay.
“Of course, classical music is what the experts have suggested by uses,” he added, “but there is nothing to stop you playing your favourite Beatles track or even Led Zeppelin.”
In citing “the experts,” Mr. Ramsay is referencing the Mozart Effect, which is a theory that suggests children could potentially benefit from higher intelligence if they are subjected to the vibrations of classical music while in the womb.
Although presently only in prototype form and therefore devoid of price and availability, Mr. Ramsay has said he hopes to attract interest from manufacturers and distributors in the near future.
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