laying Mozart to unborn babies is most likely to keep them happy in the womb, but Adele and the Bee Gees should be avoided, according to a new study.
Research by fertility doctors has found that, overall, foetuses prefer classical music to contemporary songs.
Bach’s sonata for flute as well as Beethoven’s Ode to Joy from the ninth sympathy were also found to elicit happy contented responses.
However, Someone Like You by Adele, as well as Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody scored lowest.
Scientists at the Institute Marques in Barcelona studied the mouth and tongue movements of more than 300 foetuses between 18 and 38 weeks gestation.
The babies were exposed each to a mixture of 15 different songs, falling into categories: classical, traditional world music, and pop or rock.
The music genre which caused the greatest level of reaction was classical music, 84 per cent, followed by traditional music, 79 per cent, and last but not least pop rock music 59 per cent.
