This episode of Pediacast is brought to you by the music therapy program at Nationwide Children's Hospital. Hello, everyone and welcome. Hello, everyone, and welcome once again to Pediacast.

We are a pediatric podcast for moms and dads.

This is Dr. Mike coming to you from the campus of nationwide children's hospital.

We're in Columbus, Ohio.

It's episode 590.

We're calling this one Healing with Harmony Music Therap therapy in the NICU. We want to welcome all

of you to the program. So music is powerful. It can calm, soothe, and even heal. And for premature

and other newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit, music therapy is making a difference

in surprising and meaningful ways.

Today, we're going to explore how board certified music therapists support babies and families in

the NICU from easing pain during procedures to strengthening bonds through live music, recordings,

and developmental programs. We'll also share how families can use music at home to

comfort and support their children and also to support their own lives and their own mental

health. So we're going to talk about all of these things from the NICU to the home and beyond.

Of course, in our usual Pediacast fashion, we have a terrific panel of guests joining us in the studio to discuss the topic.

Kalyn Moran, Lila Emery, and Chloe Hines are all music therapists at Nationwide Children's Hospital.

They'll join us soon, so stick around as we uncover the healing role of music therapy in the neonatal intensive care unit.

Before we dive in, I do want to remind you the information presented in every episode of

our podcast is for general educational purposes only.

We do not diagnose medical conditions or formulate treatment plans for specific individuals.

If you're concerned about your child's health, be sure to call your health care provider.

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