[Prematurity and music therapy: harmonic encounters?]

Florence Bernadou-Debrulle1, Jean-Luc Sudres2, Sylvie Lenoir-Piat3

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Revue De L'Infirmiere
|February 20, 2021
PubMed

Insights

Developmental care is crucial for premature babies. Music therapy, after clinical assessment, offers significant physical and psychological benefits for their development.

Area of Science:

  • Neonatal care
  • Developmental psychology
  • Music therapy

Background:

  • Premature birth can lead to diverse and severe complications in child development.
  • Developmental care is essential for the physical and psychological well-being of premature infants.
  • Music therapy is a potential intervention to support developmental care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the benefits of integrating music therapy into the developmental care of premature infants.
  • To assess the impact of music therapy on the physical and psychological development of premature babies.

Main Methods:

  • Clinical assessment of premature infants.
  • Integration of music therapy into developmental care plans.
  • Observation and evaluation of infant responses to music therapy.

Main Results:

  • Music therapy demonstrated observable benefits for premature infants.
  • The integration of music therapy positively influenced infant development.

Conclusions:

  • Music therapy can be a valuable component of developmental care for premature infants.
  • Further research can explore specific music therapy protocols for neonatal populations.