What IS a lullaby?! In today's episode we dive into the history and etymology of the lullaby while also examining the health benefits for both parents and children.
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Resources used in this episode:
History of lullabies article
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/18/magazine/the-melancholy-mystery-of-lullabies.html
Senior Project by Lauren Renee Castro
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1049&context=musp
Mackinlay, Elizabeth, and Felicity Baker. “Nurturing Herself, Nurturing Her Baby: Creating Positive Experiences for First-time Mothers through Lullaby Singing.” Women and Music 9. (2008), 69-89.
Loewy, Joanne, et. al. “The Effects of Music Therapy on Vital Signs, Feeding, and Sleep in Premature Infants.” Pediatrics: The Official Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics 131, no. 5 (May 2013), 903-18
