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Lullaby Hour

Project title

Lullaby Hour

Description of initiative

Music in Hospitals & Care is a charity that improves the health and wellbeing of children and adults through the healing power of live music. They share live music to improve people’s mental health and wellbeing in hospitals, specialist units and community services. The award-winning Lullaby Hour initiative proposed by Music in Hospitals & Care offers babies, children and their parents or carers the chance to experience special moments and memories together. The Lullaby Hour professional musicians create special moments and memories for families in hospital wards, neonatal units and hospices.

Further information on the initiative

Themes: Culture and...

Individual well-being
Community well-being
Mental health
Quality of social relations
Quality of services for specific groups

Keywords

hospital, lullaby, live music, babies, children, neonatal units

Target group

Adults | Children | Early age

Cultural field

Music

Timeframe

2019 - present

Results, benefits, impact and lessons learnt

Feedback received from parents and staff found:
- 96% of parents of seriously ill babies found that our Lullaby Hour live music experience enhanced the time they spent with their baby
- 85% of parents of seriously ill babies felt less stressed and anxious, and noticed the same in their baby, following our Lullaby Hour live music experience

Organizer(s)

Music in Hospitals & Care
United Kingdom
NGO / Non-profit | Health