Hearing mother’s voice can lessen pain in premature babies, study suggests

A neonatal nurse caring for a premature baby. Filippa said the team focused on voice because it was not always possible for parents to hold their babies in intensive care. Photograph: Hannah McKay/Reuters

A neonatal nurse caring for a premature baby. Filippa said the team focused on voice because it was not always possible for parents to hold their babies in intensive care. Photograph: Hannah McKay/Reuters

source https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/aug/27/hearing-mothers-voice-can-lessen-pain-in-premature-babies-study-suggests