Music Therapy with Premature Infants: Research and Developmental Interventions

Over 20 years of research and clinical practice in music therapy with premature infants has been compiled into this text designed for Board Certified Music Therapists specializing in Neonatal Intensive Care clinical services, for NICU medical staff incorporating research-based music therapy into developmental care plans, and for parents of preemies desiring to improve their child's quality of life. Contents include complications of premature birth, typical medical/developmental assessments, NICU care procedures, infant growth and maturation goals desirable during the last trimester of neurological development, and clinical music therapy procedures to facilitate these goals.