ArticleFrontiers in pediatrics2023
Living in a box: Understanding acoustic parameters in the NICU environment.
Article in Frontiers in pediatrics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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- Fathers, not mothers: the male singing voice and the preterm brain's response to song in the NICU.Pediatric research · 2026Article
- Measuring Environmental Noise for Babies in Special Care Nurseries and Neonatal Intensive Care Units on a Large Scale: Research Methods.Health science reports · 2026Article
- 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
- What's that noise-tackling sound pollution in the NICU: a systematic review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Review
- Challenges and limitations of evaluating the efficacy of music intervention for preterm infants: auditory development, methodological heterogeneity, medical complexity, parental involvement and environmental barriers.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Using a novel smartphone app to track noise and vibration exposure during neonatal ambulance transport.Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition · 2025Observational
- Influence of Sensory Needs on Sleep and Neurodevelopmental Care in At-Risk Neonates.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Eyes on Newborns: How NICU Staff's Attention and Emotions Shape Neonatal Pain Assessment.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2025Article
- Individualized developmental care interventions for promoting development and preventing morbidity in preterm infants.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Article
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- "Every breath you take": evaluating sound levels and acoustic characteristics of various neonatal respiratory support and ventilation modalities.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: In the last years, a significant body of scientific literature was dedicated to the noisy environment preterm-born infants experience during their admission to Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs). Nonetheless, specific data on sound characteristics within and outside the incubator are missing. Therefore, this study aimed to shed light on noise level and sound characteristics within the incubator, considering the following domain: environmental noise, incubator handling, and respiratory support. Methods: The study was performed at the Pediatric Simulation Center at the Medical University of Vienna. Evaluation of noise levels inside and outside the incubator was performed using current signal analysis libraries and toolboxes, and differences between dB Results: Our results show high noise levels related to various real-life situations within the NICU environment. Differences have been observed between A weighted (dB Conclusion: Sound characteristics, the strong low-frequency incubator resonance, and levels in dB
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