Today we have an excellent post from a guest blogger, Carol Smith! I know you’re going to enjoy it! Labor and Delivery: Can Music Make a Difference? Not for nothing did William Congreve say that “music had charms to soothe the savage breast;” if you’ve ever seen a woman about to give birth, you’ll know […]
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Earlier this week I wrote an article about pregnancy and the fetal ear. So many women want to know exactly when the unborn baby begins to hear. There has been quite a bit of research and documentation and we now know definitively that by the beginning to the second trimester, the ear is beginning to […]
The musical pacifier, great for preemies!
By Dr. Alice Cash on September 15, 2009 in Lullabies, Music with Newborns and Preemies, Music with Pregnancy and Childbirth, The Lullaby Effect
The musical, preemie pacifier I thought I had heard it all when I was first told about the musical pacifier, but when I began to understand all the benefits, I changed my mind!The smallest baby ever to survive was born just a few months ago, weighing in at just under 10 ounces — the size […]
Current Research documents benefits of music during pregnancy
By Dr. Alice Cash on September 12, 2009 in Music with Newborns and Preemies, Music with Pregnancy and Childbirth, The Lullaby Effect
Current Research on Music Therapy during Pregnancy Effects of music therapy on psychological health of women during pregnancy. Chang MY, Chen CH, Huang KF. National Tainan Institute of Nursing, Taiwan. I think that most women know intuitively that listening certain kinds of music during pregnancy really calms them down, soothes and comforts them. And of […]
Benefits of Healing Music–Priceless!
By Dr. Alice Cash on September 12, 2009 in Music and the Mind-Body, Music with Pregnancy and Childbirth, The Lullaby Effect
Music is a great mood regulator, whether it’s used in conjunction with exercise or not. Loud, upbeat music generally has a stimulating effect, whereas slow music can act as a sedative. It’s very encouraging that more and more health professionals are beginning to realize the value of simple techniques such as music, using it as […]