Dr. Hajime Murooka's sleep gently in the womb.
- Date:
- 1975/1984
- Audio
About this work
Description
Side Mother sounds for the new born baby (4 tracks); womb sounds taken from the aorta, aorta and vein, blood vessel of navel cord and placenta, combined uterus sound. From Mother Sounds to Relaxing Music (2 tracks); womb sound and Wolf Ferrari 'I gioielli della Madonna', womb sound and Schumann 'Traumerei'. Side II Music for Baby's Environment (6 tracks) from Massamet, Bach, Saint-Saens and Tchaikovsky.
Publication/Creation
1975/1984.
Physical description
1 sound disc (1 12" vinyl record 33 1/3 rpm) (c. 60 mins.)
Copyright note
Silva International Records.
Notes
This item is part of the NCT archive held in the Wellcome Library reference SA/NCT.
This material is available to view for handling purposes only; there is no playback equipment for this format in the library.
The original womb recordings were made in 1975. There is an accompanying leaflet by Dr. Murooka.
The enclosed leaflet has a message from Dr. Murooka to mothers as well as an outline of his research methodology into how babies have been soothed by various sounds. He also describes the sounds of the womb; what are the most attractive sounds for newborns; what the unborn hears and how best to use the recording. He also points out the value of the recording based on his research with psychologist Professor Sakurabayashi (excessive sounds and the mental health of an individual).
Creator/production credits
Silva International Records.
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores2249AMBy appointment Manual request