Manuela Filippa, Mimma Nardelli, Alessandra Sansavini, Sara Meloni, Odoardo Picciolini, Clara Lunardi, Alessandra Cecchi, Luigi Corvaglia, Didier Grandjean, Enzo Pasquale Scilingo, Elisa Della Casa, Alberto Berardi, Fabrizio Ferrari
BACKGROUND: Premature birth is known to affect the newborn's autonomic nervous system (ANS) maturation, with potential short and long-term impact on their neurobehavioral development. The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of maternal directed singing and speaking on the preterm infants' autonomic nervous system (ANS) maturation as measured by the heart rate variability (HRV) parameters. METHODS: In this multi-center randomized clinical trial, 30 stable preterm infants (m = 29,6 weeks of gestational age), without any abnormalities were randomized into an intervention (16) or a control group (14)...
December 6, 2023: Pediatric Research