When a baby has to stay in the hospital for weeks, you’ll try just about anything to help them feel better. That’s where music therapy comes in. Kristin Abbot is a one woman band that specializes in music therapy and gives personalized concerts for each little baby in the NICU. She’s board certified and spends her days playing music for all the little ones.
Kristin even personalizes these songs so much she plays to the pace that the babies are drinking their bottles. Sure it may sound silly, but there is real research behind music therapy and getting preemies out of the hospital faster. The cognitive stimulation that music gives these little ones does wonders for their brain development, help with their breathing, and sleeping.
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