Over the past two decades, there has been a major increase in research into the effects of
the arts on health and well-being, alongside developments in practice and policy activities in …

Existing research documents NICU-based exposure to neurotoxic chemicals, aberrant light,
excess sound, and restricted social interaction. In total, this creates an environment of co …

Aim Kangaroo care (KC) and maternal singing benefit preterm infants, and we investigated
whether combining these benefitted infants and mothers. Methods A prospective …

Among mammals who invest in the production of a relatively small number of offspring,
bonding is a critical strategy for survival. Mother–infant bonding among humans is not only …

Background Admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) may disrupt parent-infant
interaction with adverse consequences for infants and their families. Several family-centered …

Music is characterized by acoustic forms that are predictive of its behavioural functions. For
example, adult listeners accurately identify unfamiliar lullabies as infant-directed on the …

We systematically reviewed how effectively maternal voice interventions supported the
clinical outcomes and development of preterm infants. A total of 512 preterm infants were …

The primary aim of this viewpoint article is to examine recent literature on fetal and neonatal
processing of music. In particular, we examine the behavioral, neurophysiological, and …

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 …

Predicting language performances after preterm birth is challenging. It is described in the
literature that early exposure to the extrauterine environment can be either detrimental or …