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Natalia, Johanna: Te Influence of Soft Music on Newborns ...
Respiration 48.701 47.669 0.663
0.258
Weight I - 0.039 - 0.041 0.206
0.416
Weight II - 0.078 - 0.076 - 0.153
0.437
Crying pattern 79.533 54.233 1.936
0.028
Sleep pattern 911.500 986.300 - 1.218
0.113
Heart rate
Detailed interpretation of each indicator is shown below:
Data analysis showed that there was no significant difference in heart
rate between newborns with soft music and no music. Probably this is
because the newborn was still in a transition phase from full dependence on
their mother. In this condition newborns pay more attention to adaptation
to internal physical activity. So added stimulation from outside seems not to
influence their internal physical activity very much.
In spite of that, if we look in more detail at picture 1, we can see
that there is a slight visual trend, though not statistically significant, in the
direction of greater calmness for the experimental group.
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