Evidence from multiple studies demonstrates that human fetuses can process complex auditory information, form stimulus-specific memory traces of sounds heard in utero, and retain those specific memories into the postnatal period.
The provided literature includes direct experimental and review evidence showing that near-term fetuses can process auditory stimuli, form memories of them, and retain these memories postnatally. Paper [0] demonstrates that fetuses exposed to a specific melody show distinct cardiac reactions to it weeks after birth. Paper [2] synthesizes multiple studies confirming that prenatal sound stimulation forms stimulus-specific memory traces. There are no papers contradicting the claim.