OTTAWA - Several biological and social factors can be strong indicators of whether an expectant mother will give birth to a premature or underweight baby, according to the Canadian Institute for Health Information.

In a report released Thursday entitled “Too Early, Too Small,” the organization found that more than 54,000 of the approximately 350,000 babies born nationwide in 2006-07 came into the world prematurely, or were underweight.

http://www.canada.com/life/Premature+babies+related+social+factors+Study/1231540/story.html

Introducing premature babies to music may be good for their health, a study has suggested.

Research published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood found there is a possible link between hospitals playing tunes to infants and better growth patterns.

The University of Alberta team claimed doing so may help prematurely born children gain weight, be released from hospital sooner and become calmer.

http://www.bounty.com/Your-pregnancy/Music-could-help-premature-baby-health-and-happiness.news/19190045