Preterm infants' behavioral state and physiological parameters are affected by
environmental noise and adult voices. Only a handful of studies have explored the effects of …

Aim Little is known about infant‐directed speech addressed to preterm infants. The current
study investigated the association between changes in preterm infant behavioural states …

In their first weeks of life preterm infants are deprived of developmentally appropriate stimuli,
including their mother's voice. The current study explores the immediate association of two …

Introduction: Early vocal contact aims to enhance closeness between preterm infants and
their caregivers, principally through the medium of the voice. In this chapter we will refer, in …

The interaction between infant's communicative competence and responsiveness of
caregivers facilitates the transition from prelinguistic to linguistic communication. It is thus …

Background Preterm infants complete their development in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
being exposed to environmental stimuli that lead to the early maturation of the sensory …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the sound environment of preterm infants cared for in the NICU
and to test the hypothesis that infants exposed to more adult language will make more …

The first weeks of life for preterm babies are critical for bonding and attachment. Early vocal
contact, as a family based intervention, engages mothers to speak and to sing to their …

Vocalizations of full-term newborns occur in a short latency time during the neonatal period.
Contingent response time of preterm babies is still unknown. An increase of preterm babies' …

Purpose The goal of this study was to analyze verbal and nonverbal maternal response
types following infant vocalizations in younger (ages 4–8 months) versus older (ages 10–14 …