Analyzing the cries of babies

By: prabirghose

London : United Kingdom | about 1 month ago

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Babies are babies and crying is their birthright – the common saying goes ‘unless the baby cries, its mother won’t feed it.’ However, it is of interest to learn that the baby invariably cries in its mother tongue – that is the finding of a research carried out in Germany. This has been established by conducting a study on the crying patterns of 30 German and French babies in their first five days of life. It appears that, in the final stages in the womb the baby picks up the features of its mother, including the voice patterns. That is reflected in its cries, once it is born.

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