Our guest blogger is Rosalee Massie from Massie Integrative Piano Studio in Springfield, Ohio. Rosalee is a dear friend who also loves music. She has been teaching piano for over two decades to students of all ages. She teaches children of all levels beginners to advanced. She also teaches all kinds of students including those with learning disabilities such as, ADHD, Asperger's, and Cerebral Palsy. This article that she wrote will inform us on the benefits that music has on premature babies. Did you know that music can help babies who are born prematurely? Studies have shown that preemies who listen to music are known to spend less time in the NICU/hospital that those who do not. Babies born before 37 weeks are usually subject to many struggles such as abnormal breathing patterns, decreased body fat muscle tissue, and feeding issues. Recordings of people singing as well as live singing help to relax the baby, but live singing shows better results. Music promotes healthy sucking. Some therapists drum gently with their finger, keeping a steady rhythm, which in turn stimulates the baby's heartbeat, promoting healthier sucking patterns. It helps the baby with breathing, sucking, and swallowing needed to feed, which in turn promotes weight gain and better health. Soothing music, especial music that sounds like the mother's womb, can help drown out other noises in the NICU, helping the baby to sleep better. Not only that, music has been used as a sedative, many times preventing the medical professionals from needing to give morphine! Lullabies can be very soothing, and singing them can decrease the baby's heart rate and promote relaxation. This promotes higher levels of oxygen for longer periods of time. Even without music therapist, singing from parents or playing music can help the baby's growth and good health, which is the ultimate goal. Source: Flowers, Jeanie. Music and Your Child: One Mom's Experience. National Resource Center for Blind Musicians, 2003. Available at http://www.blindmusicstudent.org/Articles/rachel_jeanie_article.htm Music Therapy. Wikipedia Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_therapy
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