Some mothers claim that their 1-week-old infants recognize their voices.Does research evidence support this claim?

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Research evidence suggests that infants as young as 1 week old can discriminate their mother's voice from those of other female voices and prefer it. This ability may be due to prenatal exposure to the mother's voice and the unique rhythm and intonation patterns that are characteristic of maternal speech. However, newborns have limited auditory discrimination ability, so it is unlikely that they recognize their mother's voice in the sense of consciously remembering and identifying it.

Some Mothers Claim That Their 1-Week-Old Infants Recognize Their Voices