Preterm infants undergo early separation from parents and are exposed to frequent painful
clinical procedures, with resultant short-and long-term effects on their neurodevelopment …

Language fundamentally defines and distinguishes us as humans, as members of society,
and as individuals. As we go through life, our relationship with language and with learning …

Background Preterm birth interferes with brain maturation, and subsequent clinical events
and interventions may have additional deleterious effects. Music as therapy is offered …

Background Premature birth is known to affect the newborn's autonomic nervous system
(ANS) maturation, with potential short and long-term impact on their neurobehavioral …

(1) Background: Preterm infants spend their first weeks of life in the hospital partially
separated from their parents and subjected to frequent potentially painful clinical …

Background: Early parental interventions in the Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) have
beneficial effects on preterm infants' short and long-term outcomes. The aim of this study …

Humming is probably more effective than speech for improving mothers' cardiorespiratory
function and infants' self-regulation. We intend to understand the effects of (1) maternal …

Tonal or melodic contours of maternal voice directed to infants play a role in infants' self-
regulation and vocal responsiveness. However, we are unaware about melodic contours of …

Introduction In music therapy the prenatal songs for unborn infants have been shown to
improve prenatal bonding, but we know little about their contribution to the first vocal …

Introductory summary: Premature infants is unstable individual. The first treatment
contributes to the next quality of life for premature infants. Sound stimulation with …