HEALTH NOTES: Healing power of lullabies trends now
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Playing lullabies eases distress in sick babies, a study has shown.
The infants were exposed to classic, soothing tunes while in hospital and registered as much as a 13 per cent drop in their heart rates.
There was also a four per cent rise in oxygen saturation levels.
Both are signs of reduced stress and discomfort, according to a study in Advances In Integrative Medicine.
The music sessions – which featured songs such as Rock-A-Bye-Baby and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star – lasted between 15 minutes and an hour.
Mums sang to their infants as they lay in cots, while researchers tracked their vital signs.
The music sessions – which featured songs such as Rock-A-Bye-Baby and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star – lasted between 15 minutes and an hour
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