‘BabySounds’: Promoting bonding and attachment,pre- and post-natally,with vulnerable first-time parents

Abstract

This article presents the ‘BabySounds’ music therapy programme, designed in collaboration with North and South Lanarkshire Councils, Integrating Children’s Services, the Early Years Collaborative and National Health Service Lanarkshire Midwifery Services. A case vignette titled ‘Cello Belly’ will describe how the cello served as a bridge to communication, learning and confidence. BabySounds was presented at the British Association of Music Therapy conference in Glasgow in April 2016, demonstrating research outcomes and the provision of sustainable resources for health practitioners in the 21st century.