During the period of bearing a child, a woman's body undergoes a lot of changes. The changes concern both the appearance of the expectant mother and the internal state. Even the voice of a pregnant woman sometimes becomes different.
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Step 1
In the United States of America, studies have shown that hormonal changes during pregnancy can significantly affect the voice and even "break" the career of a professional singer. More recently, experts have been hotly debating why the expectant mother cannot hit the right note. Some scientists said that this was due to the "riot" of hormones, while others were sure that it was all about the development of the fetus: the baby grows and the chest is compressed.
Step 2
To conduct their research and evaluate how hormones affect the voice of expectant mothers, the scientists selected several professional singers who were carrying children. The voices of women were studied during the third trimester of pregnancy, as well as three months after birth. The essence of the study was to record voices, and then analyze them using special equipment, which helped to determine the pitch and frequency of the sound. As observations have shown, during the period of bearing a child, the speech voice decreases by 2-4 tones, and when songs are performed, by 1-2. The voice becomes deeper and deeper, but it is very difficult to hit high notes. Some mothers notice the appearance of hoarseness, which is caused by a decrease in muscle tone.
Step 3
During research, it was found that increased hormone levels during pregnancy can lead to changes in a woman's vocal cords. Professional singers especially suffer from this. It is very difficult for them to reproduce sounds in the key that they gave out before pregnancy. Experts clarified that so far these are only preliminary studies. They continue to study this issue in order to further develop recommendations for female singing moms.
Step 4
It is worth saying that women who are not professionally engaged in vocals rarely complain to their doctor about voice changes. If this problem occurs during pregnancy, it occurs at 25 weeks or later. The voice may become hoarse, as if from a cold. It will not be possible to cure this phenomenon, everything will go away by itself after the birth of the baby. But not immediately, but in 2-3 months.
