title: [Singing for preterm born infants music therapy in neonatology].
abstract: The use of music as part of a stress reduction therapy has been applied both to premature infants and their parents in the Neonatal Reanimation Service. This aim of music therapy amounts to an attempt to help the premature infant regaining its physical and neurological balance, so important to its psychological and physical development, mainly by masking the sometimes excessive noise present in the intensive care unit and/or in the incubator. Studies have demonstrated the positive impact of music therapy on oxygen saturation, heartbeat, and on the general level of relaxation experienced by premature infants. In this project, the palliative technique used was that of live singing, directly to the infant, accompanied by a pentatonic harp. The aim was to improve the state of health, both physical and psychological, of a group of premature infants, whose gestation period varied between 23 and 36 weeks. The technique used was to apply what amounts to a protective cocoon of sounds to a premature infant in the neonatal unit, which measurably reduced the level of stress as indicated by the babies' increasingly relaxed demeanour and induced a measurable increase on the level of oxygen saturation and a reduction of heart rate.
authors.affiliation: Université du Luxembourg. noemie.desquiotz@education.lu
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Desquiotz-Sunnen
mesh_terms: D006309:Hearing / Q000502:physiology; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D009126:Muscle Relaxation; D009147:Music Therapy; D009359:Neonatology; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen