Articles for author: Sharifa Nooruddin

Tuning Tiny Tunes: Role of Music Therapy in Neonatal Wellness (Opinion)

Imagine a pregnant woman cradling her growing belly, talking, humming, and singing sweet poems and lullabies to the tiny being inside. The baby also kicks and moves in response to her mother’s gestures. When the baby is born, she is naturally drawn to the familiar lullabies her mother used to sing, she recognizes her voice, and her touch, establishing a deep connection.   The development of this child-mother bond begins in the womb, as auditory learning and memory development start even before birth. Fetal Hearing capacity begins to develop at 19 weeks of gestation. Inside the womb, the fetus is