Development of Sensory Processing in Premature Infants and Implications for Evidence-Based Music Therapy in the NICU

Neonatal Netw. 2022 Jul 1;41(4):189-199. doi: 10.1891/NN-2021-0018.ABSTRACTThe purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the development of sensory processing in premature infants with implications for music therapists providing evidence-based care in a NICU. An overview of sensory processing and sensory processing disorders in premature infants is included, with specific emphasis on development of sensory systems of premature infants. Implications for developmentally appropriate music as therapy for premature infants are identified. Evidence-based NICU-MT can be combined with nursing care to reduce the risks of sensory processing disorder for the developing premature infant.PMID:35840335 | DOI:10.1891/NN-2021-0018
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