Music For Maternity

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Music with between 50 and 70 beats per minute, similar to an adult’s heartbeat rhythm, is suggested for a patient critically ill or in intensive or trauma care, Baker said. Read more here…

When live music is provided, by a music therapist in conjunction with a family, baby’s tend to gain weight faster. It improves their oxygen saturation rate, and in some studies, they’ve been released from the NICU earlier than babies who have not had music therapist working with them,” said Dr. Kathleen Murphy.  Read more here…

Sound healers and psychoacoustic experts (they study sound’s effect on the nervous system) promote toning the body with vowel sounds. According to Jonathan Goldman, a sound-healer and proponent of over-toning (singing harmonics overtones to balance the body), musical practices that emphasize vowel sounds including Gregorian chant, Tibetan monk chant, and Indian raga vocals. Read more here…

The patient does not need to have any musical ability to benefit from music therapy. Music therapy can be designed to: Promote wellness, manage stress, alleviate pain, express feelings, enhance memory, improve communication and promote physical rehabilitation. Read more here…

And with the help from Seattle Children`s staff, he got backstage to meet his musical idol, Macklemore. And life has pretty much returned to normal, proving sometimes the best medicine isn`t medicine at all. Read more here…

Intermingled with the physiological benefits of music is a wealth of physical health benefits. Primarily, music can boost the immune system. Music reduces levels of cortisol in the brain.  Read more here…

Many global researches have sought to find the connection between music and education, as it is widely believed that music can be used to improve literacy and numeracy. When you are a part of a group and there is live acoustic music playing, it changes the mood and impacts your approach to the material.  Read more here…

For millennia, music has brought comfort and healing into people’s lives. David played his harp to bring relief to King Saul thousands of years ago, and his psalms are still read and recited today in many settings as a way to alleviate suffering, worry and fear. Read more here…

Music therapy can also extend to provide support for bereaved caregivers and loved ones. In bereavement, we can use music to identify, acknowledge and express our grief. We can also learn how to use music as a tool for continued coping throughout the grieving process. Read more here…