ArticleNoise & health
Noise in the neonatal intensive care unit: a new approach to examining acoustic events.
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Womb Recordings and Respiratory Control Maturation in Neonates
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 61 citations in OpenAlex.
- Association between ambient noise and physiologic changes in neonates with single-ventricle physiology after the Norwood procedure.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Article
- Neurodevelopmental care across pediatric critical care settings: toward brain-focused critical care.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Review
- What's that noise-tackling sound pollution in the NICU: a systematic review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Review
- Association of NICU design on neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm neonates born at less than 29 weeks' gestation: a retrospective observational study.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2025Observational
- Exploring the sound environment in neonatal intensive care units as perceived by medical professionals.Fujita medical journal · 2025Article
- Perinatal Neuroprotection in Preterm Birth.Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2025Article
- Assessing Noise Levels in a Mexican Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Results From an Observational Study.Nursing research and practice · 2025Article
- Strategies to support language development in neonatal intensive care unit: a narrative review.Clinical and experimental pediatrics · 2024Article
- The effect of early postnatal auditory stimulation on outcomes in preterm infants.Pediatric research · 2024Review
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- Home Musical Activities Boost Premature Infants' Language Development.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Neuroprotective therapies in the NICU in preterm infants: present and future (Neonatal Neurocritical Care Series).Pediatric research · 2024Review
- Neuroprotective therapies in the NICU in term infants: present and future.Pediatric research · 2023Review
- Music Therapy Intervention in an Open Bay Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Room Is Associated with Less Noise and Higher Signal to Noise Ratios: A Case-Control Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Prevention of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Using Investigational Medicines for the Inner Ear: Previous Trial Outcomes Should Inform Future Trial Design.Antioxidants & redox signaling · 2022Review
- The Soundscape of Neonatal Intensive Care: A Mixed-Methods Study of the Parents' Experience.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Level and Noise Sources in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of a Reference Hospital.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeria · 2020Article
- [Noise Level and Frequency Experienced by Premature Infants Receiving Incubator Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit].Child health nursing research · 2020Article
- Influence of the NICU on the Acoustic Isolation of a Neonatal Incubator.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2020Article
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
introductionEnvironmental noise is associated with negative developmental outcomes for infants treated in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The existing noise level recommendations are outdated, with current studies showing that these standards are universally unattainable in the modern NICU environment. STUDY
aimThis study sought to identify the types, rate, and levels of acoustic events that occur in the NICU and their potential effects on infant physiologic state. MATERIALS AND
methodsDosimeters were used to record the acoustic environment in open and private room settings of a large hospital NICU. Heart and respiratory rate data of three infants located near the dosimeters were obtained. Infant physiologic data measured at time points when there was a marked increase in sound levels were compared to data measured at time points when the acoustic levels were steady.
resultsAll recorded sound levels exceeded the recommended noise level of 45 decibels, A-weighted (dBA). The 4-h L
conclusionNICU noise level recommendations need to be modified with an emphasis placed on reducing acoustic events that disrupt infant state. The goal of all future standards should be to optimize infant neurodevelopmental outcomes.
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