The foundation of a child’s intelligence begins in the womb. This is the stage where a baby’s life is critical in building personality and intelligence later to be seen once the baby is born.
Brain development in pregnancy often has a lasting effect in the personality of the child. Brain development in infants takes place in different phases as the baby grows in the womb.
The first 36 weeks of carrying a baby in the womb plays a huge role in brain development. This is the initial starting phase of brain growth. With brain development starting at a mere two or three weeks, by the age of four weeks, different parts of the brain begin to develop and mature. This opens up the functional sections of the brain enabling the baby learn more things.
This is a critical stage in which the brain recognizes the child’s sex. By twenty to twenty five weeks in the womb, the brain begins to develop at a much faster rate. By this time, the nervous system and brain neurons are well developed.
At this level, taste buds develop and the baby in the womb can actually begin to taste all the flavors of her mother’s food intake.
The next prenatal stage is the development of the faculty of hearing which enables the child to hear and recognize your voice.
The baby can now remember sounds and by thirty weeks, tremendous brain development occurs enabling the baby to shape memories. At thirty to forty weeks, the brain is now almost fully developed to perform the basic brain functions.
To ensure optimal brain growth for your baby, have the proper weight and try to keep in shape by doing regular exercise and eat the right diet with the needed nutrients for prenatal growth.
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