Preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) often close their eyes in response
to bright lights, but they cannot close their ears in response to loud sounds. The sudden …

Preterm infants are hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and are
precociously separated from their mothers. Although developmental care interventions are …

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 …

OBJECTIVES: We conducted a randomized trial to test the hypothesis that mother's voice
played through a pacifier-activated music player (PAM) during nonnutritive sucking would …

Background The preferential response to mother's voice in the fetus and term newborn is
well documented. However, the response of preterm neonates is not well understood and …

Objective: Preterm infants experience frequent cardiorespiratory events (CREs) including
multiple episodes of apnea and bradycardia per day. This physiological instability is due to …

Purpose: This Evidence-Based Practice Brief column explores the connection between
mother and child, specifically the effects of maternal voice on infant autonomic stability …

Purpose This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of maternal voice in alleviating
premature infants' pain during the heel sticks and facilitating mother–infant bonding during …

Purpose This study was conducted to assess the effect of recorded maternal voice, breast
milk odor, and incubator cover on the pain and comfort of preterm infants during peripheral …

Objective To examine the effects of biological maternal sounds (BMS) on weight gain
velocity in very low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants (≤ 1,500 g). Study Design An exploratory …