At first all we could hear were irregular waves of crackling static. It's like listening to emptiness. A radio without a signal. Then the sound of Emeline's pulse, slow and steady, like something heard through deep water. And then nothing again. White noise. It sounded like the sou'westers that whipped around the eaves of the house a few weeks ago and bent the treetops and made the water in the harbor look like glass.
And then suddenly, through the murk: a rapid and rhythmic little whump whump whump whump whump.
A baby's heartbeat. A signal. What an unbelievable sound! Meaningless without context; beautiful with it. It's like a message from another world. I'm not sure if the video will work, but it's quiet so you'll have to crank up the volume to hear it. Our patient midwife, Maria, is doing the honors. We summoned her to our house last night because, as scientists, we demanded that she provide us with some empirical evidence. She indulged us.
Finally, we have data (N=1).
And then suddenly, through the murk: a rapid and rhythmic little whump whump whump whump whump.
A baby's heartbeat. A signal. What an unbelievable sound! Meaningless without context; beautiful with it. It's like a message from another world. I'm not sure if the video will work, but it's quiet so you'll have to crank up the volume to hear it. Our patient midwife, Maria, is doing the honors. We summoned her to our house last night because, as scientists, we demanded that she provide us with some empirical evidence. She indulged us.
Finally, we have data (N=1).
(ck)
4 comments:
Awwwww! I'm so happy for you. :)
I hope you post lots of stuff like this.
PS Emeline, your tummy still looks flat!!
I think gravity was helping.
Heeeeyy.
Okay, yes, gravity was helping. If you see me standing up, it looks like I have a nicely growing paunch. :)
I think the videos really take this blog up a notch. You should definitely post more!
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