Why you should play music to babies before they're born

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Listening to music before we're born starts the development of our musical sense. Babies also recognise the music they heard in the womb, and hearing this after birth helps them sleep longer - and more happily. Dr Victoria Williamson from the Music and Wellbeing Unit at the University of Sheffield explains to Gemma Cairney. Image: Baby listening on headphones Credit: Thinkstock