Hospitalized preterm infants are exposed to stressful stimuli and early parental separation,
which can undermine their long-term development and mother-infant bonding. Family …

Introduction Having a hospitalised preterm baby is a traumatic experience that may affect
parenting and parent-infant interaction. Music therapy in a neonatal intensive care unit …

This study investigated the contributions of music therapy to the mother-preterm infant dyad
in a NICU. A single case study was carried out involving a mother and her preterm daughter …

In recent decades, music therapy in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) has been
shown to regulate preterm infant's physiological responses and improve maternal mental …

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

OBJECTIVES To evaluate short-term effects of music therapy (MT) for premature infants and
their caregivers on mother-infant bonding, parental anxiety, and maternal depression …

Importance Parent-infant bonding contributes to long-term infant health but may be disrupted
by preterm birth. Objective To determine if parent-led, infant-directed singing, supported by a …

This article reports the results of a three-arm mixed methods pilot study of music therapy with
premature infants and their caregivers in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Bogotá …

The purpose of this research was to determine the effects of mothers' singing on their
adjustment to and bonding with their new infants as well as use of music in the home …

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 …