Fourth Industrial Revolution

Telling languages apart may begin in the womb

An ultrasound image of surrogate mother Manjula, 30, is seen on a monitor at the Akanksha IVF centre in Anand town, about 70 km (44 miles) south of the western Indian city of Ahmedabad August 24, 2013. India is a leading centre for surrogate motherhood, partly due to Hinduism's acceptance of the concept. The world's second test tube baby was born in Kolkata only two months after Louise Brown in 1978. Rising demand from abroad for Indian surrogate mothers has turned "surrogacy tourism" there into a billion dollar industry, according to a report by the Law Commission of India. Picture taken August 24, 2013. REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal (INDIA - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY)ATTENTION EDITORS: PICTURE 24 OF 33 FOR PACKAGE 'SURROGACY IN INDIA'TO FIND ALL IMAGES SEARCH 'SURROGACY ANAND' - RTR3FFET

Utako Minai says that based on studies, it is clear that fetuses can hear speech whilst in the womb. Image: REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal

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