Maternal Singing but Not Speech Enhances Vagal Activity in Preterm Infants during Hospitalization: Preliminary Results.

Manuela Filippa Mimma NardelliElisa Della CasaAlberto Berardi Odoardo PiccioliniSara MeloniClara LunardiAlessandra CecchiAlessandra SansaviniLuigi CorvagliaEnzo Pasquale ScilingoFabrizio Ferrarinull Evc Group

Published in: Children (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)

Maternal singing, but not speaking, enhances preterm infants' vagal activity in the short-term, thus improving the ANS stability. Future analyses will investigate the effect of enhanced vagal activity on short and long-term developmental outcomes of preterm infants in the NICU.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
low birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
pregnant women
insulin resistance
current status
preterm birth