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- Hugoson, Pernilla, et al.
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Familiar music, comfort, and pain in the NICU
- 2023
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Ingår i: The Oxford handbook of early childhood learning and development in music. - Oxford : Oxford University Press. - 9780190927523 ; , s. 686-704
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)
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- Kostilainen, Kaisamari, et al.
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No impact of parental singing during the neonatal period on cognition in preterm-born children at 2–3 years
- 2023
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Ingår i: Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics. - : WILEY. - 0803-5253 .- 1651-2227. ; 112:7, s. 1471-1477
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Aim: Studies examining the long-term effects of neonatal music interventions on the cognition of children born preterm are scarce. We investigated whether a parental singing intervention before term age improves cognitive and language skills in preterm-born children. Methods: In this longitudinal, two-country Singing Kangaroo, randomised controlled trial, 74 preterm infants were allocated to a singing intervention or control group. A certified music therapist supported parents of 48 infants in the intervention group to sing or hum during daily skin-to-skin care (Kangaroo care) from neonatal care until term age. Parents of 26 infants in the control group conducted standard Kangaroo care. At 2–3 years of corrected age, the cognitive and language skills were assessed with the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, Third Edition. Results: There were no significant differences in cognitive and language skills between the intervention and control groups at the follow-up. No associations between the amount of singing and the cognitive and language scores were found. Conclusion: Parental singing intervention during the neonatal period, previously shown to have some beneficial short-term effects on auditory cortical response in preterm infants at term age, showed no significant long-term effects on cognition or language at 2–3 years of corrected age.
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- Partanen, Eino, et al.
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Auditory processing of the brain is enhanced by parental singing for preterm infants
- 2022
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Ingår i: Frontiers in Neuroscience. - : Frontiers Media SA. - 1662-4548 .- 1662-453X. ; 16, s. 772008-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- As the human auditory system is highly malleable in infancy, perinatal risk factors, such as preterm birth, may affect auditory development. In comparison to healthy full-term infants, preterm infants show abnormal auditory brain responses at term age, which may have long-term detrimental outcomes. To achieve an optimal neonatal care environment for preterm-born infants, many early interventions have been developed. Musical interventions developed for neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) have shown beneficial effects on vital functions and weight gain of preterm infants and might also influence basic auditory processing and thereby enhance outcomes. In the present study, we tested the effect of parental singing during kangaroo care on auditory processing of standardized audio stimuli. Preterm infants (born between 24 and 32 weeks of gestation) were randomized to singing intervention (n = 13) or control (n = 8) groups. The auditory processing was tested using two audio paradigms assessed with magnetoencephalography (MEG) at term corresponding age. To verify that the paradigms elicit responses in MEG, we studied 12 healthy full-term infants. In the singing intervention group, parents were instructed by a music therapist twice a week for 4 weeks to sing or hum during kangaroo care in an infant-directed way. The control group received standard kangaroo care. The results show that the infants in the singing intervention group show larger neural responses than those in the control group when controlling for the total amount of singing during kangaroo care. Our findings suggest that incorporating singing into kangaroo care may be beneficial for preterm infants, but the effect may not be due to exposure to singing but instead positive parenting, improved parental self-esteem and improved caregiver sensitivity.
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- Ullsten, Alexandra, 1967-, et al.
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Efficacy of Live Lullaby Singing During Procedural Pain in Preterm and Term Neonates
- 2017
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Acute and repeated pain has long-term negative impact on infants’ development and future behaviour. The use of analgesic drugs has negative side-effects, which emphasizes the need for complementary approaches to pain management.Aim: This study is the first clinical trial measuring if live lullaby singing can influence behavioural and physiological pain responses during venepuncture in preterm and term neonates.Method: Preterm and term infants (n=38) were subjected to venepuncture with and without live lullaby singing, in a randomised order with a cross over design. Parent-preferred lullabies were performed live and standard care was provided for all neonates. Behavioural and physiological pain responses were assessed.Results: The live lullaby singing did not show a statistically significant effect on the infants’ pain score. There was a significantly calmer breathing pattern in the lullaby intervention versus the control condition in the pre-needle stage. There were non-significant indications of fewer and shorter skin punctures with lullaby singing.Conclusions: The additive effect of live lullaby singing has not been shown to alleviate infants’ behavioural pain responses during venepuncture; however nor has it been shown to be harmful. More research is needed to explore the potential benefits of music therapy including the role of the parents.
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