A Multi-Site Study of Music Therapy Interventions on Vitals, Feeding and Sleep in Premature Infants
A Multi-Site Study of Music Therapy Interventions on Vitals, Feeding and Sleep in Premature Infants
This is a multi-site study of 272 premature infants >32 weeks who served in a randomized
 investigation (in morning or afternoon) where they served as their own controls. The infants'
 HR, RR, O2sats were measured with and without the implementation fo live music. The live
 interventions included songs of kin, selected by parents, the gato box and ocean disc played
 through entrained methods by a music therapist. The infants were evaluated within a two week
 period and in total each day including feeds, voids, activity level and sleep.
Inclusion Criteria:

 Premature infants diagnosed with SGA, RDS and/or Sepsis >32 weeks Referred by Neonatologist
 IRB HIPPA Informed Parent for infant consent obtained in writing

 Exclusion Criteria:

 Infants with diagnoses other than the above