Effect of music therapy on preterm infants in neonatal intensive care unit: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Music therapy can significantly improve preterm infant's heart rate, respiratory rate, and stress level, as well as increase oral feeding volume. These results may exert a positive impact on well-being and quality of life in preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit. Hospitals can apply music therapy which has been considered a non-pharmacological and no-invasive treatment to preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit.