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

Premature infants and their parents experience significant stress during the perinatal period.
Music therapy (MT) may support maternal–infant bonding during this critical period, but …

Introduction Preterm birth has major medical, psychological and socioeconomic
consequences worldwide. Music therapy (MT) has positive effects on physiological …

Introduction Music therapy (MT) is a part of standard care in neonatal intensive care units
(NICU) in many countries, and in some countries is provided as a post-discharge service as …

Background In Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) premature infants are exposed to
various acoustic, environmental and emotional stressors which have a negative impact on …

Aims and objectives To examine empirical studies of musical stimulation and music therapy
carried out with preterm infants and their parents published from 2010–2015. Background …

Music therapy in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is a young but globally expanding
field of interdisciplinary interest. This integrative review provides a comprehensive as well as …

The experience of mothering a newborn infant in a hospital is far from the reality of being a
parent at home. The mother in hospital is powerless to change the experience of trauma her …

Introduction There is evidence that music therapy is beneficial for preterm infants and their
caregivers while in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Although some countries have …

Since the 1990s, the concept of family-centred care, where the family and healthcare staff
share responsibility for the infant's hospital care, has been part of an ongoing paradigm shift …