Babies in the womb ‘smile’ for carrots and grimace for greens, scans reveal

The study is published in the journal Psychological Science.

Babies in the womb may smile or grimace depending on the flavour of food eaten by the mother.

Babies in the womb react to what their mothers eat and grimace when they taste and smell greens but smile for carrots, researchers have found.

For the first time, scientists recorded evidence that babies react differently to various smells and tastes while in the womb by recording their facial expressions.