Mother damages fetus with loud educational tapes

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World News > Mother damages fetus with loud educational tapes

Singapore, June 1 (ANI):

An expectant mother paid the price for her over-enthusiasm leading to her child being born with hearing problems.

According to The Straits Times, Luo, a Chinese women wanted a 'gifted' child, which prompted her to play loud educational tapes against her abdomen during pregnancy.

A month after the child's birth, doctors found it to be born with nerve damage. They are however doctors are hopeful that the boy's sense of hearing would recover as the damage was discovered early.

"Pre-natal education can certainly help speed up a child's growth, but mothers should take care not to press the tape recorder against their abdomen, a child's hearing could be affected if he is subjected to extreme noise over a long period of time at the fetal stage," said Dr Ye Lingfeng, of the Wuhan University's Zhongnan Hospital.


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[truthisfreedom]

1. ok, moms-to-be? just spend a lot of time with your kids once they're born

okay? they'll love it. i did. my mom and i spent many a rainy day reading books and talking politics. and look at me now... nearly perfect! woohoo! 8^)