Short Term Effects of Live Music in Newborn Infants

Short-term Effects of Live Pentatonic Music on Physiological Parameters in Newborns Infants

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of live music on physiological parameters in newborn infants. The mother is asked about the effects of music on her own and the child's wellbeing.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Gestational age ≥ 35 weeks
• signed informed consent of the parents
• positive proof of hearing ability (TEOAE, transitory evoked otoacoustic emission)
• positive 10-minute Apgar-Score > 7

Exclusion Criteria:

• Heart defect or known cardiac arrhythmia
• other diseases of the preterm and newborn period (including infections and chromosomal aberrations)
• participation in other studies