Live music can play a major role in aiding the development of preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units

Morales‐Betancourt, Catalina; Acuña‐Muga, Juliana; López‐Maestro, María; Cruz-Bértolo, J. de la; Moral‐Pumarega, María Teresa; Pallás‐Alonso, Carmen Rosa; Vena, Música en

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“…We found that infants were generally stable enough to participate in music therapy and were not overstimulated by sessions. This reflects the scarce literature, existing of only one other feasibility study, reporting that extremely preterm infants tolerate live-music quite well (15). Of note, that study did not regard music therapy, but rather a musical performance, as it was not individualized to infants.…”

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Feasibility of Live-Performed Music Therapy for Extremely and Very Preterm Infants in a Tertiary NICU

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Objective: We aimed to investigate the feasibility of live-performed music therapy for extremely and very preterm infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), and their parents, starting the 1st−2nd week after birth. They may benefit from live-performed music therapy as comforting non-pharmacological intervention. Study Design: We included infants born before 30 weeks' gestation in a single center NICU study. Live-performed music therapy was provided three times per week, tailored to the infant's medical condition. Parents were actively involved. Feasibility was determined as a combination of participation, drop-out, overstimulation (based on COMFORT-Neo scores), and evaluations of the intervention by parents and nurses (using a questionnaire on perceived effects on the parent, their infant and the NICU sound environment). Results: We included 18 infants (90% participation rate), with a gestational age of median 27 weeks (IQR 26–28 weeks), 61% males. One infant (5.6%) dropped-out. Differences of COMFORT-Neo scores during and after sessions compared with before sessions were non-significant; overstimulation by music therapy did not occur. Parents reported high satisfaction (highest score possible of 7) with the interventions and reported improvements in both infant and their own respiratory rates. Nurses also reported high satisfaction with the intervention and perceived a quieter NICU sound environment during and after sessions. Conclusion: Live-performed music therapy for extremely and very preterm infants is feasible and well-tolerated, and is experienced as an added value to developmental care. Future studies should assess both short-term and long-term effects, to determine whether this intervention should be part of routine care at the NICU and whether it is most beneficial to start shortly after birth.

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Feasibility of Live-Performed Music Therapy for Extremely and Very Preterm Infants in a Tertiary NICU

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“…LPMT can be defined as “a clinical and evidence-based health intervention in which music is used within a therapeutic setting to address patients’ physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs” [ 19 ]. LPMT is a feasible intervention that is tolerated well and does not cause overstimulation in extremely and very preterm infants [ 25 , 26 ].…”

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Combining Kangaroo Care and Live-Performed Music Therapy: Effects on Physiological Stability and Neurological Functioning in Extremely and Very Preterm Infants

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Interventions such as kangaroo care (KC) and live-performed music therapy (LPMT), are increasingly used to facilitate stress reduction in neonates. This study aims to investigate the effect of combining the two on physiological responses and neurological functioning in very preterm infants. Infants received six sessions of LPMT. KC was added to one LPMT session. Physiological responses included heart rate, respiratory rate and oxygen saturation. We videotaped infants for 30 min before and after two sessions to assess general movements (GMs). We included 17 infants, gestational age median 26.0 weeks (IQR 25.6–30.6 weeks), of whom six were males. Combined interventions showed a decrease in heart rate from mean 164 bpm before to 157 bpm during therapy, p = 0.001. Oxygen saturation levels increased during combination therapy from median 91.4% to 94.5%, p = 0.044. We found no effects of LPMT or combined interventions on GMs. Infants with a postnatal age (PNA) < 7 days generally seem to display less optimal GMs after therapy compared with infants with a PNA >7 days. In conclusion, combining interventions is equally beneficial for physiological stability and neurological functioning as LPMT alone. Future studies should focus on the effects of this combination on parent-infant bonding.

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The newborn infant parasympathetic evaluation in pediatric and neonatology: a literature review

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Boukhris

Jeanne

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Live music can play a major role in aiding the development of preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units

Cited by 3 publications

References 5 publications

Feasibility of Live-Performed Music Therapy for Extremely and Very Preterm Infants in a Tertiary NICU

Feasibility of Live-Performed Music Therapy for Extremely and Very Preterm Infants in a Tertiary NICU

Combining Kangaroo Care and Live-Performed Music Therapy: Effects on Physiological Stability and Neurological Functioning in Extremely and Very Preterm Infants

The newborn infant parasympathetic evaluation in pediatric and neonatology: a literature review

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