Listening to a recording of a mother’s voice and heartbeat reduces the number of cardio-respiratory events among premature babies

The babies were made to listen to a recording of his or her mother's voice and heartbeat for four times a day throughout their stay in the intensive care unit.
The researchers found that the babies were less likely to experience a cardio-respiratory event when listening to this recording compared to when hearing normal hospital sounds. “Our findings show that there may be a window of opportunity to improve the physiological health of these babies born prematurely using non-pharmacological treatments, such as auditory stimulation”, lead researcher Amir Lahav said.
Source-Medindia