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Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) noise may be stressful to preterm infants.
This research evaluated the newborns exposure to noise during several health
care activities of two NICU. The measurements of the equivalent continuous
A-weighted sound pressure level and peak sound pressure level were carried
were performed with a sound level meter, as close as possible of the newborn.
The results showed that sound pressure levels were excessive in all the evaluated
tasks, exceeding international guidelines. The levels ranged between 46.6 dBA to
74.6 dBA. There is a need for more research in order to verify the effectiveness of
specific strategies to reduce the impact of noise in NICU.
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noise nicu newborns infants