Early Vocal Contact and Preterm Infant Brain Development : Bridging the Gaps Between Research and Practice

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This book synthesizes and analyzes research on early vocal contact (EVC) for preterm infants, an early healthcare strategy aimed at reducing the long-term impact of neonatal hospitalization, minimizing negative impacts of premature birth, and promoting positive brain development. Chapters begin by examining research on the maternal voice and its unique and fundamental role in infant development during the fetal and neonatal period. The book discusses the rationale for EVC with preterm infants, the underlying neurobiological mechanisms, and the challenges for infants’ development. Subsequent chapters highlight various EVCs that are used in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), including direct talking and singing to preterm infants. In addition, the book also presents and evaluates early family-centered therapies as well as paternal and other caregiver voice interventions. Topics featured in this book include:Early vocal contact and the language development of preterm infants. The maternal voice and its influence on the stability and the sleep of preterm infants. Parental singing as a form of early interactive contact with the preterm infant. Recorded or live music interventions in the bioecology of the NICU. The role of the music therapist to hospitalized infants. The Calming Cycle Theory and its implementation in preterm infants. Early Vocal Contact and Preterm Infant Brain Development is an essential reference for researchers, clinicians and related professionals, and graduate students in developmental psychology, pediatrics, neuroscience, obstetrics and nursing. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Maternal Voice and Communicative Musicality: Sharing the Meaning of Life from Before Birth (Colwyn Trevarthen)....Pages 3-23 Prenatal Experience with the Maternal Voice (Christine Moon)....Pages 25-37 The Maternal Voice as a Special Signal for Infants (Sandra E. Trehub)....Pages 39-54 The Development of Infant Participation in Communication (Maya Gratier, Emmanuel Devouche)....Pages 55-69 Brain Mechanisms in Emotional Voice Production and Perception and Early Life Interactions (Didier Grandjean)....Pages 71-87 Front Matter ....Pages 89-89 The Sound Environments and Auditory Perceptions of the Fetus and Preterm Newborn (M. Kathleen Philbin)....Pages 91-111 The Auditory Sensitivity of Preterm Infants Toward Their Atypical Auditory Environment in the NICU and Their Attraction to Human Voices (Pierre Kuhn, André Dufour, Claire Zores)....Pages 113-130 Front Matter ....Pages 131-131 Early Vocal Contact: Direct Talking and Singing to Preterm Infants in the NICU (Manuela Filippa)....Pages 133-150 Maternal Voice and Its Influence on Stress and Sleep (Fabrizio Ferrari, Giovanna Talucci, Luca Ori, Natascia Bertoncelli, Manuela Filippa, Laura Lucaccioni)....Pages 151-163 Support of Language and Communication Development as a Rationale for Early Maternal Vocal Contact with Preterm Infants (Manuela Filippa, Pierre Kuhn)....Pages 165-182 Recorded Maternal Voice, Recorded Music, or Live Intervention: A Bioecological Perspective (Joy V. Browne)....Pages 183-201 Front Matter ....Pages 203-203 Empowering Parents in Singing to Hospitalized Infants: The Role of the Music Therapist (Helen Shoemark)....Pages 205-215 Sounding Together: Family-Centered Music Therapy as Facilitator for Parental Singing During Skin-to-Skin Contact (Friederike Haslbeck, Pernilla Hugoson)....Pages 217-238 Front Matter ....Pages 239-239 Stress-Sensitive Parental Brain Systems Regulate Emotion Response and Motivate Sensitive Child Care (James E. Swain)....Pages 241-269 Mother/Infant Emotional Communication Through the Lens of Visceral/Autonomic Learning (Martha G. Welch, Robert J. Ludwig)....Pages 271-294 Implications of Epigenetics in Developmental Care of Preterm Infants in the NICU: Preterm Behavioral Epigenetics (Rosario Montirosso, Livio Provenzi)....Pages 295-310 Family-Based Interventions and Developmental Care Programmes: Rationale, Difficulties and Effectiveness (Jean-Michel Roué, Stéphane Rioualen, Jacques Sizun)....Pages 311-328 Back Matter ....Pages 329-339