when can babies start hearing in the womb
Scientists in Barcelona claim to have shown for the first time that unborn babies can hear in the womb at just 16 weeks gestation. They recruited pregnant women from 14 to 39 weeks' pregnant for the study, playing music both via headphones around the bump, and via a device inserted into the vagina.
According to Baby Center, is possible to hear the baby's heartbeat at about 8 weeks via ultrasound. A fetus's heartbeat begins at about 6 weeks gestation. If an early ultrasound is not done, the first chance to hear a baby's heartbeat is at about 10 weeks of gestation using a fetal Doppler, which is a handheld ultrasound device.