What benefits does music therapy offer babies?
Music therapy can help create a familiar and secure environment for babies. Research suggests music can be particularly soothing if played during the last trimester of pregnancy, as it helps create a familiar environment for the child once it is born (Note#1). In the United States, music therapy is used by some hospitals as a stress reduction technique for premature infants. Music therapy has been credited for helping stabilise premature babies’ heart rate and oxygen intake, which in turn helps the baby grow. Both Peace Baby® CDs feature the soothing, rhythmic sound of a resting heartbeat and special sounds a baby is likely to hear inside the womb as well as once it is born.
