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The article I read was about mothers who sing to their preterm infants. The variable in the study was some women would just hold their child only stimulating the sense of touch, and women who would hold their infant and sing to them. The study was done with eighty six mother and infant pairs. The experimental group in this study was the infants and the mothers. The study was done in Meir Hospital in Israel. I found this interesting because in our textbook (Lifespan Development) the sense of touch is the first to develop fully. However, the infants responded better to stimulation through touch and singing. "We recommend combining kangaroo care and maternal singing for stable preterm infants. These safe, inexpensive, and easily implemented therapies can be applied during daily neonatal care," said lead author Dr. Shmuel Arnon. What I also found interesting was that the holding and singing wasn’t only good for the preterm infant. The act of holding and singing to the preterm infant provides a calming effect on the mother whom felt less anxiety. The article was very insightful and made a connection to the class lesson on infants.

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References: Wiley. "Maternal singing during skin-to-skin contact benefits both preterm infants, mothers." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 4 August 2014. . Boyd, Denise Roberts., and Helen L. Bee. // Lifespan Development //. Sixth ed. Boston: Pearson Allyn & #|Bacon, 2012. #|Print

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