Abstract
This case study provides a description of the use of music therapy in the treatment of a baby girl, a poor feeder born extremely prematurely, and her mother. Creative music therapy promoted the sucking abilities of the girl and helped increase the sensitivity of the mother during interactions with her daughter. By experiencing inter-subjectivity in music, both the daughter and mother were empowered to relax, stabilize, and identify a common rhythm. Music therapy offered a “place to meet in music,” an opportunity for them to create and experience intimate, emotional reconnection even within an intensive care environment.
Haslbeck, Friederike