Song therapy

Music therapy can improve neonatal function and reduce anxiety in parents during neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) stays. Live music entrained to an infant's observed vital signs, provided by a certified music therapist with First Sounds RBL (rhythm, breath, and lullaby) training, enhanced bonding for infant–parent dyads and triads.The use of songs in music therapy is effective in providing them with important means for support and tools for change. The verbal messages about people, places, feelings, events, and desires encourage resolution of issues and processing of grief.

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Annals of the new york academy of sciences. (13 March 2015). NICU music therapy: song of kin as critical lullaby in research and practice. P. 178-185. From: https://shorturl.at/m6bfw

Nicki, S. (1 January 1984). Speech and Song: Implications for Therapy. P. 8 – 14. Oxford academic. From: https://shorturl.at/9NI5o