Oxytocin Levels Increase and Anxiety Decreases in Mothers Who Sing and Talk to Their Premature Infants during a Painful Procedure

Oxytocin Levels Increase and Anxiety Decreases in Mothers Who Sing and Talk to Their Premature Infants during a Painful Procedure

(1) Background: Preterm infants spend their first weeks of life in the hospital partially separated from their parents and subjected to frequent potentially painful clinical procedures. Previous research has found that early vocal contact reduces infant pain perception while simultaneously increasin...

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Main Authors: Manuela Filippa, Maria Grazia Monaci, Carmen Spagnuolo, Massimiliano Di Benedetto, Paolo Serravalle, Didier Grandjean
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Children
Subjects:
maternal voice
infant-directed singing
infant-directed speech
preterm infants
painful procedures
oxytocin
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/2/334

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