Human Growth and Development / Unit 3 HGD 0343 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Newborn Hearing
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The idea
Hearing develops around the fifth month of prenatal development and works at birth; newborns prefer speech and the sound of their native language.
In practice
A newborn still able to tell apart sounds from languages it has never heard.
Where people slip
Newborn hearing screening allows early intervention when hearing loss is found.
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