This research article suggests the 8th month of pregnancy: http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20000824233046data_trunc_sys.shtml although sounds are muffled by the fluid of course, and the central auditory system (which makes sense of sounds)...
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/When_can_a_fetus_hear_sounds
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“Quickening” (when the mother can feel the fetus moving) usually occurs around this time. Finger and toenails appear. Lanugo, a fine hair now covers the entire body. The fetus can hear and recognize the mother’s voice.
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www.wpclinic.org/parenting/fetal-development/second-tri...
www.wpclinic.org/parenting/fetal-development/second-trimester/
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Article outlining your baby's growth and development before birth. ... The fetus can be seen sucking its thumb on an ultrasound. Soon the fetus begins to hear the mother's heartbeat and voice. The fetus wakes and sleeps. Lanugo, the fine hair covering the fetal body, appears. Some small amounts of scalp hair also begin to grow.
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www.expectantmothersguide.com/library/chicago/fetalgrow...
www.expectantmothersguide.com/library/chicago/fetalgrowth.htm
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Science News, Science Discussion, Research And Scientific Hot Topics ... Dr. Barbara Kisilevsky and her colleagues in Queen's School of Nursing have demonstrated for the first time that the human fetus can hear by the eighth month of pregnancy.
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www.scienceagogo.com/news/20000824233046data_trunc_sys....
www.scienceagogo.com/news/20000824233046data_trunc_sys.shtml
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Many studies now confirm that voices reach the womb, rather than being overwhelmed by the background noise created by the mother and placenta. Intonation patterns of pitch, stress, and rhythm, as well as music, reach the fetus without significant distortion.
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www.birthpsychology.com/lifebefore/fetalsense.html
www.birthpsychology.com/lifebefore/fetalsense.html
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No, it's closer to 20 weeks or later. In a few weeks the baby can hear a muttering from your voice, and at 20 something weeks then your baby can hear things more clearly. ... Research has shown that the fetus can hear around week 16 or 17 I believe. Congrats!
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answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090306090454AA6V...
answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090306090454AA6VUAZ
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When does the fetus start to hear you? ... Clearly by the third trimester, the fetus is learning a lot through the sound environment. He's listening particularly to the familiar voices and language to which he is exposed.
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www.pampers.com/en_US/parenting-articles/prenatal-devel...
www.pampers.com/en_US/parenting-articles/prenatal-development-hearing/5926
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Whether or not a fetus can taste, there's little question that it can hear. ... The fetus is likely responding to the cadence of voices and stories, not their actual words, observes Fifer, but the conclusion is the same: the fetus can listen, learn, and remember at some level, and, as with most babies and children,
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www.leaderu.com/orgs/tul/psychtoday9809.html
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www.hear-our-voices.org/articles.html
www.hear-our-voices.org/articles.html
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