Compared with the average ability of children his age, son of Mrs.. Ir. Catharina (30) is much better. When two months old, his son was able to laugh uproariously. At 3.5 months of age, his grandfather was able to remove the glasses. In fact, when she stepped on a four-month, was able to shake hands.
All was not without cause. When pregnant, Ny. Catharina remember the story of his parents that classical music works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart could create the right hemisphere of the fetal brain development in the womb to be better thus increasing the ability of the child’s affective.
From there he then tried to always listen to classical music. On the way to his office, music that feels heavy for many people it keeps coming from the cassette in his car. For him listening to classical music is not a tedious activity especially strange because he happened to classical music lovers. Instead, he entertained in the middle of traffic jams of the capital.
Both hemispheres must draw
Listening to classical music is actually part of some stimulation that is usually given by a pregnant mother to the fetus in the womb. So says Prof.. Dr. Utami Munandar in the seminar “The Effect of Listening to Classical Music on the Fetus and Pregnancy”, in Jakarta, November 1998 ago.
According to the professor of the Faculty of Psychology, University of Indonesia, the stimulation includes physical-motor stimulation by “stroking” baby through the mother’s abdominal skin, cognitive stimulation by talking and telling the fetus, and affective stimulation by touching the baby. The more frequent and regular stimulation is given, the more effective influence.
In the fetus, the music will stimulate the development of brain cells. Stimulation is very important because the brain growth occurs most rapidly since the beginning of pregnancy until the baby was three years old. However, according to dr. Jimmy Passat, a neurologist from the Faculty of medicine-RSCM, and Isye Widodo, S. Psi, coordinator of the Parent Education Program RSAB Harapan Kita, Jakarta, this intervention should be balanced. Parents should not only stimulate the left brain abilities, but also the right brain.
By experts, the organ controlling the mind, speech, and these emotions are divided into two hemispheres, left and right, with different functions. The right brain is associated with the development of artistic and creative, feeling, style, music, imagination, daydreaming, color, introduction of self and others, socialization, and personality development. While the left brain is the place to perform academic functions such as read-write-count, memory (name, time, and events), logic, and analysis.
Therefore, if conducted in a balanced stimulation, it is expected that children born later do not just have a good academic ability but also creative. If he’s good at math, he was also able to speak, write, and write well.
Meanwhile, for pregnant women, music – especially classical – can be freed from the stress of pregnancy. It’s very good because, according to dr. Suharwan Hadisudarmo Sp.OG. MMR, stress is not managed properly, it will be bad for the mother in question and the development of the fetus in her womb. Stress in pregnant women increases the levels of renin angiotensin system, which was already elevated in pregnant women which will reduce the circulation of the uterus-placenta-fetus. Decreased blood flow causes the supply of nutrients and oxygen to the fetus is reduced. Fetal development was inhibited. These kinds of barriers can be eliminated or reduced if the mother listened to classical music, especially Mozart.
Indeed, not every pregnant mother loved classical music. However, if listened to repeatedly until memorized, it would seem lies the beauty of classical music. The beauty and tranquility of classical music is what makes it special.
Just 30 minutes a day
Perhaps all kinds of music, from traditional to modern, can also be used for the same thing. However, until now that has been studied and showed positive results of new classical music, especially Mozart. This kind of music proved to be effective in stimulating the development of the right hemisphere of the fetal brain. According to Suzuki (1987), as quoted Utami, when the child is raised in an atmosphere of Mozart’s early music, the soul of Mozart full of compassion will grow well in himself.
Hearing the strains of soothing music, the fetal heart beat calmly as well. In fact, after listening to classical music was born also give good effects for the baby. Just for example, as given Utami, a three-month-old baby, who from birth are often played classical music, able to move his body in accordance with the rhythm. If the rhythm more quickly toward the climax, the movement is more rapid and active baby, and when the music stops he showed displeasure.
As for stimulating the left hemisphere is responsible for academic skills, plus Isye, music with poetry that educates proven to give good influence. “I use the songs the children of Indonesia. It was my own experiment. Well, interventions that I use for this was of no use. Babies who are born, when she was two years, it has the capability of passive and active communication as a four-year-olds. As another example, a three-month-old infants are generally no signs of removing the words ‘AEO’. But baby, while still in the womb, receive music therapy can remove the words, language skills more quickly, “he said.
Isye also states, children’s song that was chosen for adequate therapy two or three songs. Musical poetry that for example children’s song creation Sud Mother or Mother Mattresses. According to him, Pelangi, Pelangi is the most preferred song. “At the end of the song ‘There’s poetry’ … God’s creation ‘. So since the fetus, the potential of children are already familiar with the word of God, “he explained.
Stimulation of fetal brain development can be done since the age of gestation 18-20 weeks. According to Harold I. Kaplan, Benjamin J. Sadock, and Jack A. Grebb, at the age of the fetus can already hear. He also was able to react to sound by making a response in the form of muscle contraction, movement, and changes in heart rate. In fact, at that age the mental development of the fetus can already be emotionally influenced music.
Listening can be done anywhere. However, for therapeutic purposes should be done in a special place for therapy and guided by experts. “In place of this therapy will create an atmosphere of togetherness. By being together, they can exchange experiences and so on, so when faced with their delivery of mental preparation has been good and his confidence is good, “explained Isye. In addition, pregnant women are also suggested listening to music at home on a regular basis.
In doing music therapy, pregnant women should be through the stages of physical relaxation and mental stimulation before entering the stage of the fetus. “To achieve physical relaxation I gave progressive relaxation in which mothers loosen and tighten the muscles, regulate breathing and so on. After physical relaxation, mental relaxation just entered. In mental relaxation, I say the words that are suggestions and strengthen. So physically they are relaxed, and I bring them into the atmosphere where they can forget about all the conflict that they felt before. They only concentrate for therapy. When given instructions for relaxation, played music that can evoke feelings of relaxation. After that, just enter the stimulation to the fetus, “explains psychologist who deepen music therapy in Germany.
The time required for therapy about 30 minutes, for relaxation (10-15 minutes), and stimulation (15-20 minutes). At home, listening to old music that recommended for pregnant women about 30 minutes each day. Instead, when listening to the loudspeaker distance of about 50 cm from the stomach. The mother can do it in a state of rest or active like reading or doing gymnastics pregnant.
To obtain the benefits of listening to music, pregnant women are encouraged to listen attentively and awareness. Music should have the opportunity to penetrate into the mind. Thus, voice, harmony, and rhythm of music can encourage someone to passionate, creative, and fun.
For those not accustomed to listening to classical music, you should begin by learning to enjoy the mild kinds of classical music composed by Johann Strauss. Once accustomed to can be tried with a more severe and has been known as spin-WA Mozart, Fredric Chopin, and Ludwig van Beethoven. Next try a complete music composition, such as concert or symphony.
Rotate the breech fetus
Interestingly, stimulation of classical music can also be used to rotate the breech fetus to be normal. According to dr. Ronald David, SpOG, obstetrician and disease Unika Atmajaya content of the Faculty of Medicine, Jakarta, some kind of baroque music creation Antonio Vivaldi and Johann Sebastian Bach, is now used in Canada in an effort to turn a breech fetus’s position since the age of 32-35 weeks.
Initially this effort to turn the fetus carried only through the exercise (postural exercise) with the breech tilt position (lying down with buttocks supported three pillows to about 30 cm height from the floor and knees bent) which was first introduced by Marianne BW in 1983. Or, by way of visualization (changing the fetal position with the mental ability). In 1987 Penny Simkin P.T. perfect way to combine gymnastics gymnastics and music.
In combining gymnastics and classical music, gymnastics the breech tilt position or knee chest (the chest menungging attached to the floor) is the same. “However, the position of the breech tilt raises more complaints in pregnant women. Therefore, we recommend to choose the knee chest position, “said dr. Ronald.
With that position coupled with gravity, the fetal head will fall toward the fundus. The force of gravity is constantly causing fetal head is more flexible so that the fetal chin touched his chest. Weight loss and suppression by fetal own efforts to find classical music sound more clear so that the rotation causes the location of latitude and later became the location of the head.
For this purpose, pregnant women need a medical examination and an ultrasound beforehand to determine the location of the placenta. From the results can be known whether or not the mother doing gymnastics, combined with music therapy to alter the position of the fetus. If OK, the exercise can begin. This exercise starts at the gestational age 32-36 weeks. Should choose a quiet place and free of noise. The frequency of three times a day, each 10-15 minutes. Exercises should be done when the fetus is active and the mother’s stomach to be empty.
When training a pair of earphones attached to the lower abdomen, the fetal head is expected to be in, with the help of plaster or other adhesive. Some research shows, classical baroque music (Vivaldi, Bach, Mozart) is better than the kind of romantic (Chopin, Debussy, Beethoven). Round rock music even disturbing the fetus. The mind should imagine the fetus rotates in the direction expected. When the head feels hot, dizzy, nausea, exercise was stopped and repeated the next day. After two weeks of training, need a doctor’s examination to determine its success. If not successful, needs to be continued for a further two-week long exercise with about 30 minutes.
“The key to the success of exercises that combined classical music to play depending on the location of this baby’s mother motivation to do it,” said dr. David. While the factors that cause failure of turnover among breech frank breech position, coil cord, placenta comu uterine inertia in the face with the face of the fetus, and deformities uteris (bicomis, subseptus).
Currently the use of classical music for stimulation or therapy for fetuses and pregnant women is not new in the developed range of French and Japanese. By contrast, in Indonesia just tried since the last few years. In 1994 RSAB Harapan Kita, Jakarta, pioneered the application of ways of stimulation or therapy. After that, some hospitals go to practice. Among Atmajaya Hospital, Hospital Pantai Indah Kapuk, and RS Pluit. In fact, music therapy has entered into a new health center health center despite Tambora, West Jakarta who practice it.
However, far from the centers of the health service also does not mean pregnant women can not do it. They can try it at home, and hopefully when the time to consult a music therapist premises beforehand.
Written by Ossdi-Hanri
Freelance writer
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