The central autonomic nervous system (ANS) is essential for maintaining cardiovascular and
respiratory homeostasis in the newborn and has a critical role in supporting higher cortical …

We systematically reviewed how effectively maternal voice interventions supported the
clinical outcomes and development of preterm infants. A total of 512 preterm infants were …

Brain development is largely shaped by early sensory experience. However, it is currently
unknown whether, how early, and to what extent the newborn's brain is shaped by exposure …

This new edition of the bestselling text, Nurturing Natures, provides an indispensable
synthesis of the latest scientific knowledge about children's emotional development …

In Psychology of Music: From Sound to Significance (2nd edition), the authors consider
music on a broad scale, from its beginning as an acoustical signal to its different …

There is increasing evidence of ongoing changes occurring in short-term and longterm
motor and language outcomes in the preterm population. In addition, there is increased …

Enactive trauma therapy is grounded in so-called enactivism, which holds that, like anyone
else, traumatized individuals are (1) embrained, embodied, and environmentally …

Background When a newborn requires neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) hospitalization,
parent and infant experience an unusual often prolonged separation. This critical care …

Objective This study investigated the effects of three auditory interventions; white noise,
recorded mother's voice, and MiniMuffs, applied during a heel lance on pain and comfort in …

This article reports a mixed-methods study of Music Therapy (MT) with preterm infants and
their parents in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Colombia. The aim was to find out …