Music helpful for premature babies

Music is always a good thing, but now the benefits may expand to helping premature babies to thrive better. According to Bounty News, "Research published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood found there is a possible link between hospitals playing tunes to infants and better growth patterns."

While the research needs more fine tuning it does note that perhaps music may have beneficial effects in terms of physiological parameters, behavioral states and pain reduction during painful medical procedures. Plus premature babies who listened to music were calmer and released from the hospital sooner. There are also music benefits for pregnant women both before and during labor.