Curationis (Mar 1997)

Die effek van stadige barokmusiek op premature babas

  • E. Aikman,
  • A. G. W. Nolte,
  • C. S. Dörfling

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4102/curationis.v20i2.1300
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 20, no. 2
pp. 17 – 20

Abstract

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The maturing foetus belongs in utero, not in the demanding environment of a specialized care unit. Infants born before term are fragile; their ability to adapt and survive in new surroundings is limited. Although current survival rates are encouraging, morbidity among preterm infants persists and may have iatrogenic underpinnings. As a result, neonatal intensive care units are under closer scrutiny than ever, especially in terms of how they may contribute to developmental disability. (Thomas, 1989:249)