I was hoping to find a lot of blogs about mothers talking to other mothers about music during various trimesters. I found a few that were hopeful but none were exactly what I was looking for. Here are the search sites I used:
Whostalkin.com
pregnancy+music+blog
5 hits/ 1 relevant
Twingly.com
Pregnancy+Music
0 relevance
2nd search: Music+"Fetal Development"
many hits, 3 relevant (2 on relevance scale)
Technorati.com
Pregnancy+Music
0 hits (on posts)
10 hits (on blogs)
1 hit relevant and useful
Blogpulse.com
Music+Pregnancy
0 hits
(I wasn't thrilled with this site so I went on to another)
blogcatalog.com
Pregnancy+Music+"Fetal Development"
100's of hits
2 on the relevance scale
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
RJA 6a: Websites
I think I have finally found the best way to search for information on my research topic! Thanks to discussion E I found zuula.com. Zuula searches all search engines for you and then comes up with the most relevant first. Then if you still want to find more information there are tabs to other search engines like Bing and Yahoo that you can try.
My keywords are becoming easier to use now too. Pregnancy+Music+"Fetal Development" seems to work the best especially on Zuula. On the relevance scale I give it a 5. I get thousands of hits when I search these keywords but the most relevant come up first. I would say on the first page of results 90% are relevant to my topic.
At first I was going to focus on music AND emotion and their effect on fetal development, but the more I research the more I think just focusing on music would be my best option. Emotion, especially during pregnancy, is hard to accurately gage whereas music's effect has had studies conducted and is easier to prove.
I used Zuula on June 23, 2012.
Here are some sites I found using Zuula.
http://www.babycenter.com/0_music-and-your-unborn-child_6547.bc
http://www.lullabelly.com/benefits.html
http://www.babyzone.com/pregnancy/bonding-with-baby-to-be/prenatal-learning-with-music_71701
This last link talked about the babies memories of music during and after pregnancy, which I found very helpful.
My keywords are becoming easier to use now too. Pregnancy+Music+"Fetal Development" seems to work the best especially on Zuula. On the relevance scale I give it a 5. I get thousands of hits when I search these keywords but the most relevant come up first. I would say on the first page of results 90% are relevant to my topic.
At first I was going to focus on music AND emotion and their effect on fetal development, but the more I research the more I think just focusing on music would be my best option. Emotion, especially during pregnancy, is hard to accurately gage whereas music's effect has had studies conducted and is easier to prove.
I used Zuula on June 23, 2012.
Here are some sites I found using Zuula.
http://www.babycenter.com/0_music-and-your-unborn-child_6547.bc
http://www.lullabelly.com/benefits.html
http://www.babyzone.com/pregnancy/bonding-with-baby-to-be/prenatal-learning-with-music_71701
This last link talked about the babies memories of music during and after pregnancy, which I found very helpful.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
RJA 5b: Periodical Articles
At first I had difficulty distinguishing periodicals from books because of the way the Auraria Library site is set up but then I figured out how to narrow my search. Researching this subject is becoming easier and easier now that I have specific keywords that give me the results I want. As I said in my previous post, Music+"fetal development" and pregnancy+music, are my best search words. Those keywords bring up at least 5 out of 10 relevant hits. I've searched these over the last couple days (June 20-24.) I have cited these periodicals as well as add them to my Diigo account.
Periodical 1
"A healthy dose of classical music." Sarasota Herald Tribune 30 Mar. 2010. General OneFile. Web. 24 June 2012.
Periodical 1
"A healthy dose of classical music." Sarasota Herald Tribune 30 Mar. 2010. General OneFile. Web. 24 June 2012.
Document
URL
Periodical 2
Amtmann,
I. (1997). Music for the unborn child.
International Journal of Music Education, 29(1),
66-72. http://search.proquest.com/docview/1325448?accountid=14506
Periodical 3
Arabin,
B. (2002), Music during pregnancy. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol,
20: 425–430. doi: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.2002.00844.x
Periodical 4
AL-QAHTANI,
N. H. (2005), Foetal response to music and voice. Australian and New
Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 45: 414–417.
doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2005.00458.x
Periodical 5
Kisilevsky,
B.S., Hains, S.M.J., Jacquet, A.-Y., Granier-Deferre, C. and
Lecanuet, J.P. (2004), Maturation of fetal responses to music.
Developmental Science, 7: 550–559.
doi: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2004.00379.x
RJA 5a: Books
I found it surprisingly easy to find books and periodicals on the subject of music and pregnancy. I have also finally narrowed down my keywords so that I can find the information I seek more quickly and efficiently. The keywords that I find most useful are music+"fetal development" and pregnancy+music. Using those keywords I found several possible resources for my research paper. I have cited them and recorded the URL so I can easily find the site again. I found all of these using the Auraria Library online database. I'm very excited that I found so many options so quickly because my web searches turned less hits than I had hoped. All in all 8 out of 10 hits were relevant to my search. I searched them between June 20 and June 24.
Book 1:
Book 1:
James,
D. K., Spencer, C. J. and Stepsis, B. W. (2002), Fetal learning: a
prospective randomized controlled study. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol,
20: 431–438. doi: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.2002.00845.x
URL:
http://0-onlinelibrary.wiley.com.skyline.ucdenver.edu/doi/10.1046/j.1469-0705.2002.00845.x/abstract
Book 2:
Chang,
M.-Y., Chen, C.-H. and Huang, K.-F. (2008), Effects of music therapy
on psychological health of women during pregnancy. Journal of
Clinical Nursing, 17: 2580–2587.
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.02064.x
URL: http://0-onlinelibrary.wiley.com.skyline.ucdenver.edu/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.02064.x/abstract
Book 3:
Lathom, Wanda B. Pediatric Music Therapy. Springfield, IL: C.C. Thomas, 2002. Print.
Book 4:
Sacks, Oliver W. Musicophilia: Tales of Music & The Brain. 1st ed. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. Print.
Book 5:
Carolan, Mary, Maebh Barry, Mary Gamble, and Kathleen Turner. Midwifery: The Limerick Lullaby Project: An Intervention to relieve prenatal stress. 28. 2. New York : 2010. 173-180. <http://0-www.sciencedirect.com.skyline.ucdenver.edu/science/article/pii/S0266613810002044>.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
RJA 4d: Data
Chart of Critical Periods of Human Development
After searching for hours for a chart depicting fetal development I finally found one worth looking into. This chart shows the vital parts of pregnancy that affect the fetus. The part I was interested in was the auditory development though.
In my earlier posts I talk about how music played too loudly could hurt the forming ears of the child, this confirms that this is possible. From week 4 to week 9 is when there is the highest possibility of malformed ears and deafness. Another article I found earlier in the week said that forming fetuses can distinguish sounds as early as 8 weeks. My interpretation of this is that music can help or hinder at this early stage of pregnancy.
I attempted to use several resources to find charts and statistics but most of my keywords did not work. I tried pregnancy+"fetal development"+charts, pregnancy+emotion+chart, cognitive development AND pregnancy, pregnancy+charts, and finally pregnancy+development+charts worked. I'm glad I know this now because at first it seemed impossible to find anything on the subject.
I searched for quite a while on June 17th and all of my keywords brought up dozens of hits but only 1 in 10 were slightly helpful.
After searching for hours for a chart depicting fetal development I finally found one worth looking into. This chart shows the vital parts of pregnancy that affect the fetus. The part I was interested in was the auditory development though.
In my earlier posts I talk about how music played too loudly could hurt the forming ears of the child, this confirms that this is possible. From week 4 to week 9 is when there is the highest possibility of malformed ears and deafness. Another article I found earlier in the week said that forming fetuses can distinguish sounds as early as 8 weeks. My interpretation of this is that music can help or hinder at this early stage of pregnancy.
I attempted to use several resources to find charts and statistics but most of my keywords did not work. I tried pregnancy+"fetal development"+charts, pregnancy+emotion+chart, cognitive development AND pregnancy, pregnancy+charts, and finally pregnancy+development+charts worked. I'm glad I know this now because at first it seemed impossible to find anything on the subject.
I searched for quite a while on June 17th and all of my keywords brought up dozens of hits but only 1 in 10 were slightly helpful.
Sunday, June 17, 2012
RJA 4c: Field Research Options
In the Denver area alone there are many field research options. Many midwives live in my area including a close friend of my sisters. She has already agreed to do an interview with me. In addition to that I can talk to any prenatal center in the city.
I know several new mothers, some who listened to relaxing music regularly and some who did not, who would talk with me about their own personal experiences. They could also tell me how their children developed mentally after birth. Documentaries about fetal development are very prevalent so I plan on viewing several of those as well.
I know several new mothers, some who listened to relaxing music regularly and some who did not, who would talk with me about their own personal experiences. They could also tell me how their children developed mentally after birth. Documentaries about fetal development are very prevalent so I plan on viewing several of those as well.
RJA 4b: Reference Works
My research topic is hard to find reference to in encyclopedias and dictionaries. I tried several keywords and phrases including: fetal development, early cognitive development, fetus, maternity. Surprisingly when I search maternity I got 0 relevant hits. I used encyclopedia.com, infoplease.com, and citizendium.
The only helpful article I was able to find (on June 17) was the one I made reference to in RJA 4a, Bayley Scales of Infant Development. Even this article is about infants and not unborn children.
The only helpful article I was able to find (on June 17) was the one I made reference to in RJA 4a, Bayley Scales of Infant Development. Even this article is about infants and not unborn children.
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