Music Therapy Intervention for the Mother-Preterm Infant Dyad: Evidence from a Case Study in a Brazilian NICU

Forfattere

  • Ambra Palazzi Institute of Psychology (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)
  • Rita Meschini S. Stefano Rehabilitation Institute (Italy)
  • Cesar Augusto Piccinini Institute of Psychology (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15845/voices.v17i2.916

Emneord (Nøkkelord):

Prematurity, NICU, music therapy, maternal singing, mother-infant interaction

Sammendrag

This study investigated the contributions of music therapy to the mother-preterm infant dyad in a NICU. A single case study was carried out involving a mother and her preterm daughter (27 GW). They participated in nine sessions of the Music Therapy Intervention for the Mother and her Preterm Infant -MUSIP, with the aim of sensitizing the mother to the importance of singing. After the MUSIP and in the pre- and post-discharge periods, the mother was interviewed in order to provide an assessment of the intervention; furthermore, the dyad was videotaped during singing and non-singing interactions. The interviews with the mother and the written descriptions of the video footage were examined through thematic analysis. The results showed music therapy contributed: a) to the empowerment of the infant, through relaxation, stabilization of oxygen saturation, the presentation of new competences and engagement in singing; and b) to the empowerment of the mother, through relaxation, the overcoming of embarrassment and the fear of interacting with the infant, and through the strengthening of her maternal competences and her autonomy in singing. Together, the results highlighted the importance of music therapy to the mother-infant interaction, because singing contributed to more prolonged face-to-face contact and more diversified expressions of affection.

Forfatterbiografier

Ambra Palazzi, Institute of Psychology (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)

PhD student in Psychology (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil); Master in Psychology (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil); Specialization in Neuropsychology (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil); Specialization in Music therapy (CEP, Assisi, Italy); Graduation in Opera Singing (Conservatorio G.B. Pergolesi, Fermo, Italy). Her main research interests are on music therapy, neonatology, neuropsychology and parent-infant interactions.

Rita Meschini, S. Stefano Rehabilitation Institute (Italy)

Music therapist (Istituto Antoniano, Bologna, Italy), supervisor and musician; Degree in Philosophy (Macerata University, Italy). Since 1997, she has worked as music therapist at the S. Stefano Rehabilitation Institute. Professor of music therapy at Conservatorio “G. Frescobaldi” in Ferrara and Conservatorio “A. Casella” in L'Aquila.

Cesar Augusto Piccinini, Institute of Psychology (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)

Full Professor in the Institute of Psychology (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil); PhD degrees (University of London). His main research interest is on subjective and behavioral aspects of parent-child interactions in different developmental contexts, such as: prematurity, post-partum depression and chronical desease.

Publisert

2017-05-31

Hvordan referere

Palazzi, A., Meschini, R., & Piccinini, C. A. (2017). Music Therapy Intervention for the Mother-Preterm Infant Dyad: Evidence from a Case Study in a Brazilian NICU. Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy, 17(2). https://doi.org/10.15845/voices.v17i2.916

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