Ritmo Pre-Natal Baby Music Belt

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Stimulating your baby whilst in the womb!

Simply plug in your iPhone, iPod or similar and off you go.

Advanced sound system for you and your baby. Ritmo is sound technology for children. It is the only modular surround sound system to deliver all types of audio - anything recorded on an MP3 player - to you and your baby, both in-utero as well as after birth.

	Support: On-the-go, as you grow- Lightweight, elasticized, state-of the-art fabric provides gentle but effective support; whether you are relaxing, at work, or working out.		Advanced: Acoustic technology - Specially engineered resonance cells minimize sound leakage to deliver high quality sound to the youngest listeners.
	Chic: Fashionable and adjustable - The stylish and streamlined design is an accessory you won't want to hide as it fashionably accommodates the growing and glowing new you.		Safe: Controlled sound for baby - Plug your MP3 into Ritmo's Micro Audio Controller and set the level of surround sound you enjoy; we take care of the baby's safe listening, continuously adjusting the volume to optimal fetal levels.
	Easy Care: Washable, quality fabric - The specially woven Spandex material continues to look great after multiple cleaning cycles.		Surround: 4-Speaker Sound - Two separate stereo speaker sets deliver your sound to baby in an optimally balanced and effective way (no matter where your baby is situated in your womb).
	Convenient: Hands-free experience - Convenient side pockets hold the Ritmo Audio Controller and your personal MP3 player, enabling you to enjoy a completely hands-free sound experience.

Researchers in Belfast have demonstrated that reactive listening begins at 16 weeks g.a., two months sooner than other types of measurements indicated. Working with 400 fetuses, researchers in Belfast beamed a pure pulse sound at 250-500 Hz and found behavioral responses at 16 weeks g.a.--clearly seen via ultrasound (Shahidullah and Hepper, 1992). This is especially significant because reactive listening begins eight weeks before the ear is structurally complete at about 24 weeks.

During the last three months of pregnancy, an explosive phase of growth of the brain occurs in the prenatal infant

Current research shows that musical interactions from these earliest moments are directly related to brain development

T. Blum used a prenatal program consisting of various types of music. He reported facilitated development in orienting to sound, babbling, visual tracking and motor control. (Although there was no control group lacking music, the author did show that the behaviors exceeded population norms.) (Prenatal Perception, Learning, and Bonding, 1993.)

M.J. LaFuente did include a control group in her study of the effects of music on the rate of postnatal development. Beginning the 28th - 30th weeks, mothers played tapes of basic elements of music for a total of 50-90 hours across subjects. During infancy the music group exhibited significantly more rapid development of many behaviors, including babbling, visual tracking, eye-hand coordination, exploring objects with the mouth, facial imitation, general motor coordination and ability to hold the bottle with both hands.

Dr. Alexandra Lamont from Leicester University has shown that babies can remember sounds they heard in the womb more than a year after birth: 'This provides new evidence about the influence of nurture in early child development. Babies can remember and prefer music that they heard before they were born.'

The theory of multiple intelligences developed by Dr. Howard Gardner, Professor of Education at Harvard University, states that "among the many intelligences are words and music, linguistic intelligence and musical intelligence, which can be stimulated in utero."

Dr. Thomas Verny and John Kelly wrote in "The Secret Life of the Unborn Child": 'A four or five month old foetus responds to sound and melody and responds in very discriminating ways. Put on calming music and even the most agitated baby relaxes. At the very least, a pregnant woman who spends a few minutes each day listening to soothing music could make her child feel more relaxed and tranquil'.

	Support: On-the-go, as you grow- Lightweight, elasticized, state-of the-art fabric provides gentle but effective support; whether you are relaxing, at work, or working out.		Advanced: Acoustic technology - Specially engineered resonance cells minimize sound leakage to deliver high quality sound to the youngest listeners.
	Chic: Fashionable and adjustable - The stylish and streamlined design is an accessory you won't want to hide as it fashionably accommodates the growing and glowing new you.		Safe: Controlled sound for baby - Plug your MP3 into Ritmo's Micro Audio Controller and set the level of surround sound you enjoy; we take care of the baby's safe listening, continuously adjusting the volume to optimal fetal levels.
	Easy Care: Washable, quality fabric - The specially woven Spandex material continues to look great after multiple cleaning cycles.		Surround: 4-Speaker Sound - Two separate stereo speaker sets deliver your sound to baby in an optimally balanced and effective way (no matter where your baby is situated in your womb).
	Convenient: Hands-free experience - Convenient side pockets hold the Ritmo Audio Controller and your personal MP3 player, enabling you to enjoy a completely hands-free sound experience.