A Smart Preterm Breather: Variation of Cry Duration by Laryngeal Constriction Phenomena
The study showed laryngeal constrictions as a regular phenomenon in cry vocalizations of preterm infants during their first week of life. They seemed to be mainly used as a respiratory mechanism to increase end-expiratory lung volume and to improve alveolar gas exchange.
Authors
- Johannes Wirbelauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7055-8738)
- Tabea Kottmann
- Lea Melber
Institutions
- Universitätsklinikum Würzburg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica
- Published
- 2025-03-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000543944
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Infant Health and Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.02