Communicating with the Mind of a Prenate: Guidelines for Parents and Birth Professionals

After a struggle of many decades, the true dimensions of fetal consciousness
are emerging, thanks to a growing literature of firsthand reports from parents and abundant observations of life
in the womb. In retrospect, scientific views of the sensory, emotional, and mental nature of prenates and
newborns, grounded exclusively in a brain-matter paradigm, were grossly inadequate. A new paradigm is
replacing it based on baby awareness and knowing. This presentation offers some initial guidelines for parents
and birth professionals who seek two-way communication with babies before birth-a dialog that promises
greater safety, meaning, and satisfaction in pregnancy and childbirth. KEY WORDS: fetal consciousness, fetal
memory, fetal senses, fetal learning, prenatal communication, brain-matter paradigm, new paradigm of
awareness.