Pregnant women are concerned about lots of thing; some they can do something about and some they can’t.  Often, the more psychologically aware women are worried about bonding with their baby, especially if it’s their first child.  One of easiest and most enjoyable things you can do is to begin listening to some lullabies yourself.  [...]

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Why Mozart with babies?

This past week I was speaking at a hospital in New York and the subject was “The Importance ofMusic with Pregnancy, Preemies, and Newborns.” The topic arose as to whether playing Mozart was better for unborn children than singing lullabies. My opinion, based on all the research I have read is that [...]

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Man sings to infant daughter during surgery

Just moments ago I read about a man who sang a love song to his six-month-old daughter during her open-heart surgery. The original citation of this can be found at http://teamtsunamiblog.blogspot.com/. What a beautiful thing! I would love to know more about this story but it definitely seems like [...]

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I’m frequently asked about musical tools for coping with insomnia.  There must be a lot of sleep-deprived individuals walking around these days.  Oftentimes the solution is completely individual, i.e. what works for one won’t work for another.  My lullaby CD has helped a lot of people.  Even though it was created for mother-baby bonding, the [...]

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One of the most gratifying things that a pregnant woman or new mother can do is sing lullabies to her unborn or newborn infant. Mothers have been doing this for millions of years and not only is it calming and soothing to the infant, but it’s also calming and soothing to the mother, the father, [...]

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