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Important information for the application of "The breath of a new life"

Due to a number of inquiries we have established a short description for the use and application of the CD "Breath of a new life". The most important recommendations from our side are the following:

Volume:
Important: The volume of the music should be played LOW: In the incubator or at home the intensity of the music must be regulated to a very low sound. (The intensity of sound in our installation Espero can not be regulated, since it is programmed) If you work without our installation it would be very important to listen to the CD for 5 minutes so that you develop the right feeling for the sound intensity. It may not be forgotten that the ears of a newborn baby react sensitively to all noises. For this reason the music must be played in a way that adults can hardly hear.
The structure of the music is constructed in such a way that, in the beginning only natural sounds are to be heard, which later supplies the background for musical sounds. After 1:50 minutes the vocals start. Here is the point where the adult must determine if the sound of the music is soft enough.
Only from this point the music must be perceptible. This means that if you enter the room you should not hear any music, only if you bring your head near the baby you are capable of hearing it.

Music installation and distance to the baby:
You should acquire a Mini Stereo installation (costs of 100-150 Euro), an investment that will be profitable even later. One should pay attention that the loudspeakers are installed in the incubator (or later at home) on the right and left side of the baby´s head away at 20-30 cm. Cassette recorders are not recommendable because source of the music is acting on the baby only from one side. This is when the baby often turns the head towards the source of the music and could influence in a disturbing way the initial development of the balancing organs.

Time of play:
The music plays for 41 minutes: The composition is a musical union which is build up so that certain determined musical parts repeat. On 70-75% of the children an immediate result is visible. After 15 minutes these amazing changes are still measurable: The values of the peripheral temperature have improved (i.e. hands and feet become warm).
Precisely these values change again. After 40 minutes the peripheral values approach the central, for this reason the musical piece must be played without interruption as a musical unit.

After effect:
Our experiences have shown all values remain stable for more or less than 1 hour after the time of play. This is why the music should be played 4 times a day with longer interruption. Best results are obtained during the time of rest (not during care of the baby, but for example immediately after).

When agitated:
If your baby is very agitated you can repeat the music once or two times more.

Night time:
Our experiences have shown that the children feel pleasant towards the music. The hearing of the music before midnight (eventually the sound should be reduced even more) this brings a peaceful sleep.

At the hospital:
There are a lot of doctors and therapeutics in hospitals for Neonatology and they are already working with the music. Many of them are open for it.
If this is not the case you have to ask the permission from your doctor. When our son was operated I obtained the permission for the use of music. I asked if I could place the loudspeakers in the little bed. I found the solution by placing the stereo-CD-player under the little bed at the heights of the head, in this case the sound was a little higher.

At home:
It would be ideal if you had the possibility to play the music as described above. If you have not acquired a stereo installation it is not a problem because only bigger and stronger infants may come home. In this case you play the music with a portable stereo installed, which must not be anymore in proximity of the infant, 2-3 m are enough. The sound of the music should be reduced in such a way that you can hardly perceive the music when you enter the room. If you still work with the monitor you can observe the reaction of your infant to the music.

In which cases the music has achieved services:
It is clear that best results of all values (heart, lungs and oxygen) are visible and obtained when the infant is visited by his parents and is in his mothers´ or fathers´ arms or the infant is touched or stroked by his parents in the incubator. If you had to leave the hospital for a certain time you could reduce the baby's stress by playing the music. The biggest stress the baby feels most during care is the changing of nappies, washing and during massage). We have observed that even during the "big care", which lasts 20 minutes, the stress is also reduced.

Bigger children:
With more adult children the listening to the music must be reduced. The music is played before the siesta and evenings before going to bed. Later when the baby is older the music can be played only at night. Also, if the child is sick the music shows a pleasant effect. If your child goes through a period of stress and you realize that your child is nervous and agitated, you can play the music once or twice in the evening before going to bed and the night will be calmer.

Adults:
Adults who wanted to experiment with this music listened to it before going to bed. They have told us about effects with a profound relaxation and a calm night. We think that even for you, parents of prematurely born infants who are stressed, this music can help you. Listening to the music we recommend lying down on your back, hands and feet relaxed and simply let go yourself with the music.

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