Vocalização Materna no Contexto da Prematuridade e UTI Neonatal: Uma Revisão Narrativa

he aim of this study was to examine empirical evidence published between 2015 and 2020, involving maternal vocalization premature babies in the context Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Damiani, N. B., Piccinini, C. A.2Cadernos de Psicologia, Ribeirão Preto, vol. 1, nº p. 1-21 - Abril/2022This is a narrative review literature found PsycINFO, PubMed, LILACS, MEDLINE CINAHL. Seventeen studies were included analyzed according following categories: aims, participants, design, procedures interventions, instruments main results. It observed that vast majority focuses on diff erential impact mother’s voice, both speaking singing, baby uses an experimental or quasi-experimental design. The results reveal reduction heart rate, increase oxygen saturation, pain indicators increased alertness babies. Furthermore, exposed intervention using their voice NICU had signifi cant auditory cortex thickness, developed language skills compared those only routine care. Studies investigating characteristics have reported tone volume presence smile opening baby’s eyes, greater emotional stability mothers who used voices. In general, yield positive yet heterogeneous concerning voice’s contex