Exposure and reactivity of the preterm infant to noise in the incubator.
Milena Domingos de Oliveira RodarteCristina Ide FujinagaAdriana Moraes LeiteCleomara Mocelin SallaCaroline Gianna da SilvaCarmen Gracinda Silvan ScochiPublished in: CoDAS (2019)
The sound levels measured were intense. The noises that preterm infants are exposed to while being cared for in incubators constitute a stressor event. Sudden, intense noises change their behavioral state and causes reflexive and bodily responses, facial manifestations and changes in their sleep and wake state.