Preterm delivery is a stressful event for mothers, posing them at risk for post-traumatic stress
reactions. This study examined the degree of depressive symptoms and post-traumatic …

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 …

The study purpose was to examine the effects of a 15-min live-music therapy intervention on
heart rate, oxygen saturation, level of motor activity, behavioral distress, and behavioral state …

Premature birth is stressful for infants and parents and can adversely affect the parent–infant
dyad. This mixed-methods pilot study evaluates whether creative music therapy (CMT) can …

DESIGN The design was a one-group repeated-measures crossover design in which infants
served as their own controls. Because music therapy was already a standard of care in the …

OBJECTIVE: To systematically review and meta-analyze the effect of MT on preterm infants
and their parents during NICU hospitalization and after discharge from the hospital. DATA …

Aim This systematic review aimed to differentiate and isolate the results of different music
based interventions used with preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit and explore …

Background: Music stimulation has been shown to provide significant benefits to preterm
infants. We hypothesized that live music therapy was more beneficial than recorded music …

Premature birth places considerable demands on preterm infants and their families. Most of
these infants are treated on a neonatal intensive care unit immediately after birth, leading to …

This meta-analysis on 30 studies conducted over the last 20 years showed an overall large,
significant effect size (Cohen9s d=. 82, p<. 000). All benefits of music therapy (MT) …