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ACTIVE RESEARCH - MANGIAGALLI CLINIC
Our team is at the nursery of the Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the Mangiagalli Clinic (Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico) to invite all newborns to participate in some studies related to the first days of life!
Each study proposes a different research objective, and an ad hoc methodology.
Effects of prenatal rhythm and rhythmic stimulation on sucking behavior
The aim of the study is to test the effects of rhythm and prenatal rhythmic stimulation on Non-Nutritive Suction behavior at birth. Three groups of infants will participate in the study: a group of infants whose mothers took part in a prenatal multisensory rhythmic stimulation protocol during the last trimester of pregnancy; a group of infants whose mothers took part in a calming stimulation protocol during the last trimester of pregnancy; and a control group consisting of infants whose mothers did not take part in any prenatal stimulation protocol. The study consists of recording sucking behavior through a special instrument for 10 minutes, in which silent phases will alternate with phases of acoustic stimulation (rhythmic or non-rhythmic sounds).
Perception of emotions in the newborn voice
The aim of the study is to explore infants' attention to emotional features from the voice. The study, through recording sucking behavior, aims to explore how infants pay attention to emotions conveyed by voice. Specifically, infants will be presented with phases of silence alternating with phases in which they are presented with sentences spoken by female voices with neutral, happy or sad prosody for a maximum duration of 10 minutes.
Effects of rhythm and prenatal rhythmic stimulation on mother-child synchronization
The aim of the study is to test the effects of rhythm and prenatal rhythmic stimulation on the synchronization of mother-infant behavior. Three groups of dyads will participate in the study: a group of dyads in which mothers took part in a prenatal multisensory rhythmic stimulation protocol during the last trimester of pregnancy; a group of dyads in which mothers took part in a calming stimulation protocol during the last trimester of pregnancy; and a control group consisting of dyads in which mothers did not take part in any prenatal stimulation protocol. The study consists of recording 5 minutes of mother-infant interaction. Through analysis of the video recordings, the synchronization of movements and verbalizations between mother and infant will be analyzed.