ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Parents' Perception of Family-Centered Music Therapy with Stable Preterm Infants.
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- Effects of white noise on preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit: A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.Nursing open · 2024Pooled it
- Music Therapy in Preterm Infants Reduces Maternal Distress.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Impact of live music therapy compared with storytelling on maternal depression and psychological distress in mothers of preterm infants: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.Maternal health, neonatology and perinatology · 2026Article
- Developing a Music-Based Mobile Health Intervention for Parents and Staff in Neonatal Care and Beyond: Online Focus Group Study.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2026Article
- Maternal risk factors associated with the birth of preterm infants in the West of Iran: a matched case-control study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Music Therapy with Preterm Infants During Kangaroo Care: A Mixed-Methods Feasibility Study on Physiological and Electroencephalographic Parameters and Parental Perspectives.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effect of Music Intervention on Improving the Early Prognosis of the Preterm Infant in Chongqing, China: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Music Therapy with Preterm Infants and Their Families after Hospital Discharge: An Integrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Review
- Parents' Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Music Therapy on Their Chronically Ill Children.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Music therapy modulates mothers' perception of their preterm infants.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Impact of Physical Contact on Preterm Infants' Vital Sign Response to Live Music Therapy.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Role of Music Therapy with Infants with Perinatal Brain Injury.Brain sciences · 2022Review
- Music Therapy Supports Children with Neurological Diseases during Physical Therapy Interventions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- A Quality Improvement Project: Providing Music Therapy for Premature Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.Pediatric quality & safetyArticle
- Music Therapy as a Topic in Medical Education: Course Concept and Student Evaluation of an Elective Course for Medical Students.Journal of medical education and curricular developmentArticle
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Abstract
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 psychosocial stress for parents and making it more difficult to build a stable parent-child bond. We hypothesized that accompaniment with live music therapy by a music therapist supports the parents to get in contact with their child and to promote the parents' wellbeing. Preterm infants born at less than 32 gestational weeks received creative music therapy twice a week until discharge. At the time of discharge, the parents were asked to complete a Likert-style questionnaire to evaluate the music therapy. Six items related to socio-demographic characteristics, 4 items to observations on the infant and 10 items to personal perception. Of 40 preterm infants receiving music therapy, 32 (80%) parents completed the questionnaires. Thirty (94%) of these parents were able to relax during the music therapy session. Relaxation in their infants was observed by 29 (91%) during and by 28 (88%) after music therapy. Parents perceived music therapy as a positive change and enrichment during their infant's hospital stay. All parents were thankful for the music therapy they received. Music therapy supports the parents of preterm infants in the first time after birth until discharge from the hospital.
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