Maternal singing sustains preterm hospitalized newborns' autonomic nervous system maturation: an RCT.

Maternal speech and singing during a painful procedure decrease pain and increase preterm infant’s oxytocin level, marginally significant for singing, 32 and, concomitantly, increase oxytocin in mothers with a decrease in their anxiety levels. 33 More specifically, regarding the impact of maternal voice on the ANS regulation, preliminary results demonstrate that the maternal singing modulates the preterm infant’s HRV in the short ter

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