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Babies react to taste and smell in the womb – new research Scientists have recorded the first direct evidence that babies react differently to various smells and tastes while in the womb ...

This is a summary of the article "Babies React to Taste and Smell in the Womb – New Research." published in Nature on September 21, 2022. The full article can be found on aston.ac.uk.

image: A 4D scan image of a fetus showing a neutral face. view more Credit: Credit: FETAP (Fetal Taste Preferences) Study, Fetal and Neonatal Research Lab, Durham University.

Postgraduate Beyza Ustun who led the research, tells Cosmopolitan: “A number of studies have suggested that babies can taste and smell in the womb, but they are based on post-birth outcomes ...