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Auditory exposure in the neonatal intensive care unit: Room type and other predictors

Topic:

Preterm

Journal/Publication:

Journal of Pediatrics

Year:

2017
Participant Age Range:

Sample Size:

58

Participant Language:

Not Recorded

Abstract:

To quantify early auditory exposures in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU/Hospital) and evaluate how these are related to medical and environmental factors. We hypothesized that there would be less auditory exposure in the NICU/Hospital private room, compared with the open ward.