ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Effects of Live Music Therapy on Autonomic Stability in Preterm Infants: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.
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- Effectiveness of music therapy intervention on parent-infant attachment and parental anxiety in premature infants care: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Pediatric research · 2026Pooled it
- Effect of music intervention on heart rate variability: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
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- The effect of tactile versus auditory stimulation on reducing pain associated with invasive procedures among preterm neonates at NICUs.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Developmental-Centered Care in Preterm Newborns: Scoping Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- The effect of early postnatal auditory stimulation on outcomes in preterm infants.Pediatric research · 2024Review
- Music Therapy with Preterm Infants and Their Families after Hospital Discharge: An Integrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Review
- Music Therapy in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Center's Experience with Program Development, Implementation, and Preliminary Outcomes.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Maternal Humming during Kangaroo Care: Effects on Preterm Dyads' Physiological Parameters.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- COMFORTneo scale in preterm infants during live performed music therapy-Difference between close physical contact and hand touch contact.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Article
- The effect of live-performed music therapy with physical contact in preterm infants on parental perceived stress and salivary cortisol levels.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- 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
- Parents' Views with Music Therapy in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
Unbuffered stress levels may negatively influence preterm-infants' autonomic nervous system (ANS) maturation, thus affecting neurobehavior and psycho-emotional development. Music therapy (MT) is an evidence-based treatment modality in neonatal care. When coupled with skin-to-skin care (SSC), it may reduce stress responses in both preterm infants and their parents and enhance family-centered care. Accordingly, we aimed to compare the effects of combined MT and SSC and SSC alone on ANS stabilization in preterm infants. In a single-center, cluster-randomized trial design, ten two-month time-clusters were randomized to either combined MT and SSC or SSC alone. Families of preterm infants were offered two sessions of the allocated condition in the NICU, and a three-month follow up session at home. The primary outcome variable was stabilization of the ANS, defined by change in the high frequency (HF) power of heart rate variability (HRV) during the second session. Secondary outcomes included other HRV measures, parent-infant attachment, and parental anxiety at each session. Sixty-eight families were included. MT combined with SSC improved infants' ANS stability, as indicated by a greater increase in HF power during MT compared to SSC alone (mean difference 5.19 m
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