Singing Lullabies to Unborn Children: Experiences in Village Vilamarxant, Spain

When pregnant women of the village of Vilamarxant, Spain, began singing for
two hours a week, they discovered a cascade of psychological benefits including emotional expression, tension
relief, and a powerful group solidarity. As they clapped and tapped musical rhythms with their hands and feet,
learning folk songs and lullabies, their babies seemed to be joining in their fun. Two older mothers who were
scheduled for Caesareans gave birth spontaneously and confidently. After their babies were born, the mothers
who had sung to their unborn infants found themselves more proficient at calming their newborns to sleep, and
they were able to continue to breastfeed longer.