The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of classical music exposure on improved time to regain birth weight and improved feeding readiness in healthy premature infants in the NICU.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
40
Christiana Care Health System
Newark, Delaware, United States
The primary outcome is time to regain birth weight
We will track weight gain and will monitor how long it takes for the babies to regain their birth weight.
Time frame: 2 weeks
Assessment of Feeding Cues
At 33 weeks corrected gestational age; a speech therapist will assess feeding cues daily using an objective oral feeding assessment tool
Time frame: 2 weeks
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