The present meta-analytic study was conducted to examine differences in temperament
between preterm and full-term children, considering behavior style and psychobiological …

Aims and objectives To examine empirical studies of musical stimulation and music therapy
carried out with preterm infants and their parents published from 2010–2015. Background …

Prematurity disrupts brain maturation by exposing the developing brain to different noxious
stimuli present in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and depriving it from meaningful …

Preterm birth and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) stay are early adverse stressful
experiences, which may result in an altered temperamental profile. The serotonin transporter …

The stressful extrauterine environment following premature birth likely has far-reaching and
persistent adverse consequences. The effects of early “third-trimester” ex utero stress on …

In recent decades, music therapy in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) has been
shown to regulate preterm infant's physiological responses and improve maternal mental …

Hospitalized preterm infants are exposed to stressful stimuli and early parental separation,
which can undermine their long-term development and mother-infant bonding. Family …

Preterm birth is associated with a higher prevalence of neurodevelopmental deficits. Indeed,
preterm children are at increased risk for cognitive, behavioral, and socio-emotional …

Background Children born very preterm (VPT;< 32 weeks' gestation) are at high risk of
neurodevelopmental and behavioural difficulties associated with atypical brain maturation …

Context: Prematurely born children have a high risk of developmental and behavioral
disabilities. Cerebral abnormalities at term age have been clearly linked with later behavior …