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The importance of stories and songs for babies in neonatal care

Dr Nashwa Matta explains the impact of parent voice, and reading and singing with babies in neonatal care on future outcomes

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Dr Nashwa Matta is a specialist in Neonatology and child development at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and Princess Royal Maternity Hospital in Glasgow.

You can find more about reading to your baby in the neonatal unit in our article or listen to more expert knowledge in our collection of early years advice videos(this link will open in a new window).