Music may reduce babies ’ pain during jabs or heel-prick tests, study suggests

Newborns suffered less pain during heel-prick blood tests if they heard a Mozart lullaby, researchers reportPlaying music such as a Mozart lullaby to babies may help reduce their suffering during painful procedures, research suggests.Minor medical procedures such as injections or heel-prick blood tests are commonly performed on newborn infants, and while some people have argued that babies ’ brains are not developed enough for them to really feel pain,recent research has suggested that they experience it much like adults do.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 29, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Linda Geddes Science correspondent Tags: Medical research Music Science World news Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Source Type: news