ReviewChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Sensory Stimulation in the NICU Environment: Devices, Systems, and Procedures to Protect and Stimulate Premature Babies.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effects of white noise on preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit: A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.Nursing open · 2024Pooled it
- Effect of Musical Stimulation on Placental Programming and Neurodevelopment Outcome of Preterm Infants: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Sensory Processing and Perceptual Alterations in Children Born Preterm: A Scoping Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Music-based research in neonatal intensive care units requires guidelines grounded in developmental neurology and responsive to the individual needs of preterm infants.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Developmental care for preterm infants: a scoping review of interventions, outcomes, and implementation contexts.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Review
- Longstanding Auditory Sensory and Semantic Differences in Preterm Born Children.Brain topography · 2024Article
- Music Therapy in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Center's Experience with Program Development, Implementation, and Preliminary Outcomes.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Neonatal Care Unit Interventions on Preterm Development.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Vibroacoustic Study in the Neonatal Ward.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Benefits of Kangaroo Mother Care on the Physiological Stress Parameters of Preterm Infants and Mothers in Neonatal Intensive Care.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Prematurity deprives infants of the prenatal sensory stimulation essential to their correct development; in addition, the stressful environment of the NICU impacts negatively on their growth. The purpose of this review was to investigate the effects of NICU noise pollution on preterm infants and parents. We focused on the systems and projects used to control and modulate sounds, as well as on those special devices and innovative systems used to deliver maternal sounds and vibrations to this population. The results showed beneficial effects on the preterm infants in different areas such as physiological, autonomic, and neurobehavioral development. Although most of these studies highlight positive reactions, there is also a general acknowledgement of the current limits: small and heterogeneous groups, lack of structured variable measurements, systematic control groups, longitudinal studies, and normative values. The mother's presence is always preferred, but the use of music therapy and the devices analyzed, although not able to replace her presence, aim to soften her absence through familiar and protective stimuli, which is a very powerful aid during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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