Environmental noise is a major source of stressful stimulation that can agitate and further complicate medical management of the neonate (Graven, 2000)....
During this same time, a multidisciplinary group of physicians, nurses, and researchers formed the Physical and Developmental Environment of the High-Risk Infant Center Study Group on NICU Sound to develop recommendations for practice based on sound research evidence. Specific to the NICU environment, the recommendations included the development of a program of noise control to maintain nursery sound levels at or below the recommended noise criteria and care practices to allow parent-infant interaction (Graven, 2000).
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The information in this article is a few years old but just as relative today as it was in 2001. Clearly maintaining some type of monitoring device to assure babies are protected from excessive noise is called for.
