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Lullabies Reduce Pain in Children, Say Academics

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Lullabies Reduce Pain in Children, Say Academics
A study at Great Ormond Street Hospital suggests lullabies do more than just help babies sleep – they reduce pain in sick children.

A study at Great Ormond Street Hospital suggests lullabies do more than just help babies sleep – they reduce pain in sick children.

Singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Hushabye Baby and Five Little Ducks to sick children was found to alleviate their suffering, and in a more significant way than previously parents might have guessed.

 (READ the story in The Telegraph)

Singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Hushabye Baby and Five Little Ducks to sick children was found to alleviate their suffering, and in a more significant way than previously parents might have guessed.

 (READ the story in The Telegraph)

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