Babies Can Taste and Smell in the Womb!

No matter how much we know about our nature today, much more than what we have learned so far still remains a mystery. For example, the most fundamental point in the development of our senses of smell and taste is still unknown. Scientists in the UK have reached a great conclusion on this issue today.

The team led by Beyza Üstün from Durham University began to examine the baby in the womb of 100 pregnant women with a 4-dimensional ultrasound image. Purpose, baby, how the mother responds to the taste and smell of the foods she is fed was to see. The results revealed that we respond to smell and taste even when we are still a fetus in the womb.

Babies laughed when they tasted carrots, and sulked at kale:

• 4-dimensional ultrasound image of babies in the womb.

Within the scope of the study, scientists divided 70 mothers into two groups and fed these groups carrots or kale in capsules. 30 mothers were considered as the control group without consuming any special food. Babies in the womb of their mothers a more ‘cheerful’ facial expression when digesting a carrot While it is seen that it does, when the kale is digested, it is seen in babies. more tearful facial expression seen.

Babies’ reaction to the taste of food that their mothers ingested also showed that babies’ sense of smell was also developing in the womb. Because people define the taste of a food not only from the taste, but also from the taste. with the combination of the taste and smell of this food feels.

Making a statement about her studies, Beyza Üstün shared that other studies have shown that babies can taste and smell in the womb. However, the difference of their study from these studies is “Our study is the first to see these reactions before birth.” He explained. Üstün explained that the results can help determine postnatal food preferences in infants.