A description of externally recorded womb sounds in human subjects during gestation.

Joanna J PargaRobert DalandKalpashri KesavanPaul M MaceyLonnie ZeltzerRonald M Harper

Published in: PloS one (2018)

High-fidelity intra-abdominal or womb sounds during pregnancy can be recorded non-invasively. Recordings vary with gestational age, and show a predominance of low frequency noise and bowel sounds which are distinct from popular commercial products. Such recordings may be utilized to determine whether sounds influence preterm infant development in the NICU.

Keyphrases

gestational age
birth weight
preterm birth
preterm infants
endothelial cells
low birth weight
induced pluripotent stem cells
body mass index