Physiological responses of preterm newborn infants submitted to classical music therapy.

Objective: To evaluate the physiological effects of music therapy on hospitalized preterm newborns.

Methods: A noncontrolled clinical trial including 12 newborn infants with gestational age <36 weeks, spontaneously breathing. The preterm infants were submitted to 15-minute sessions of classical music therapy twice a day (morning and afternoon) for three consecutive days.