RJA 12b: APA-Style Annotated Bibliography, Part 1

Drums, X. (2009, June 19). [Web log message]. Retrieved from http://www.x8drums.com/v/blog/2009/06/pregnancy-and-music-how-music.asp

This blog from X8 Drums incorporates both sides of the question of music exposure on unborn babies.  Babies respond to music they heard in the womb during infancy.  The amniotic sack conducts sound which makes sound outside the womb very clear to the child.  Music played too loudly could overstimulate the growing fetus.  

Robledo, S. J. (2012). Music and your unborn child. Retrieved from http://www.babycenter.com/0_music-and-your-unborn-child_6547.bc?page=2

This article explains the criticism music exposure on unborn children has faced.  The tests that were done to measure the effect of music exposure on children were done only older children.  It is hard to measure what happens to a fetus while in the womb.  Music could have a greater effect on the fetus than the older children because of it's fragile and ever-growing state.  

Womb to Bloom. (2009). Mozart: Fact or fiction. Womb to Bloom. Retrieved from http://www.wombtobloom.com/baby-development/125-the-mozart-effect-fact-or-fiction.html

This article explains both sides of the argument for the Mozart Theory.  While listening to music does increase IQ for short periods of time it is not known whether there are long term effects on a fetus.