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| Music Helps Preemies to Gain Weight |
Watch any
baby when you begin to sing a lovely lullaby, and you will note an instant
relaxation and calm take over. Babies
are soothed by music, and especially their own mother's voice. Here's more about a study done that showed
the positive effect of music in the neonatal ICU. (This from the Los Angeles
Times).
Preemies'
weight gain: An Israeli study, published December in the
journal Pediatrics, found that playing Mozart quietly in neonatal intensive
care units supported the weight gain of premature infants by slowing their rate
of energy expenditure. Babies exposed over two days to 30 minutes of music
(drawn from, yes, an Israeli "Mozart for Baby" CD) slowed their
metabolisms, helping to accelerate their growth.
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