Academic Scientific JournalsMusic Therapy as an early intervention in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Case study
Keywords:
music therapy, neonatal unit, premature infant, case study, qualitative researchAbstract
A prematurely born child is a child whose psychomotor and neurological condition can be highly diversified and whose further development depends on a number of biological and environmental factors. An important role is played by early intervention and developmental stimulation which involves parents. Music therapy (MT) is a form of an early developmental stimulation for premature infants at neonatal intensive care units (NICU). Music therapeutic activities may support and help in the achievement of physiological and emotional regulation of a child as well as his/her parents. The aim of this article is to familiarize readers with possibilities offered by active music therapy conducted at NICU based on the example of a child born at 27 weeks and her mother (case study). The description of a music therapy process based on chosen music therapy models shows how to conduct music therapy at the unit. The therapeutic goals are focused on three areas: child’s needs, mother’s needs and child and mother’s needs as dyads. The author also tries to present ways how to conduct music therapy in Polish hospitals where this type of intervention has not been introduced yet. The case study shows that the introduction of music therapy, which can be a form of early intervention, focuses on the family, the development of a mutual bond as well as learning how to communicate. Moreover, it may improve both child’s and mother’s quality of life. There is a necessity to conduct more research into the effectiveness of music therapy at neonatal intensive care units in Poland. However, the case study in question as well as a growing number of international research shows the therapeutic benefits of music therapy for premature infants and their parents.
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