Bid to find out if lullabies calm mums-to-be

IN a world first, scientists in Limerick are turning the traditional lullaby on its head by trying to find out if singing them can soothe, not the babies, but pregnant women.

The Lullaby Research team at the University of Limerick is a collaboration between the School of Nursing & Midwifery, the Graduate Entry Medical School, the Irish World Academy of Music & Dance and the Irish Chamber Orchestra.

The study involved women recruited through the Limerick Regional Maternity antenatal education classes who were taught various well-known lullabies.