Aim This review identifies interventions involving the fathers of preterm infants that have
been tested in neonatal intensive care units (NICU). It examines their effects on the fathers …

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 …

Contemporary models of NICU care emphasize the critical role of parents in supporting their
infant's development. Fathers play an important, but underutilized, role throughout their …

Introduction Despite medical advances, preterm birth and neonatal intensive care (NICU)
hospitalization are demanding and pose risks for infants and parents. Various music therapy …

We studied the timing of the spontaneous vocalization that occurs in dyadic interactions of
fathers and their neonates. We recorded 21 fathers speaking to their 2 to 4‐day‐old …

(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 …

Preterm infants are at risk for developing altered trajectories of cognitive, social, and
linguistic competences compared to a term population. This is mainly due to medical and …

Background High‐risk newborns, such as premature or severely ill infants, often experience
painful treatments and separation from their parents. While previous studies have focused …

Importance Preterm children are at risk for neurodevelopment impairments. Objective To
evaluate the effect of a music therapy (MT) intervention (parent-led, infant-directed singing) …

Very few studies have assessed infant capacity for bidirectional, contingent communication
at birth, and to our knowledge there are none with preterm infants in the neonatal period …