Publications by authors named "Shachar Shalit"
Music therapy and weight gain in preterm infants: Secondary analysis of the randomized controlled LongSTEP trial.
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr
January 2024
Objectives: This study assessed the association between MT and weight gain among preterm infants hospitalized in Neonatal Intensive Care Units.
Methods: Data collected during the international, randomized, Longitudinal Study of Music Therapy's Effectiveness for Premature Infants and their Caregivers (LongSTEP) study were compared between the MT group and the standard care (SC) group. Weights were recorded at birth, enrollment, and discharge.
Article Synopsis
- - Vitamin D is crucial for calcium and phosphate regulation, but its impact on fetal bone strength remains uncertain; this study examined the connection between maternal 25(OH)D levels and neonatal bone strength in 81 mother-infant pairs using quantitative ultrasound.
- - The research found that while maternal and cord blood 25(OH)D levels were strongly correlated, with cord blood levels being higher, there was no significant link between maternal vitamin D levels and neonatal bone strength or growth indicators.
- - Additionally, certain demographic factors influenced maternal vitamin D levels, with Jewish mothers having higher levels than Muslim mothers; however, bone strength (measured as speed of sound in tibial bones) remained similar across different maternal vitamin D status groups.