LA TERAPIA DEL SORRISO

We tested Smile Therapy on newborn babies for several consecutive days and we observed all their reactions. This randomly controlled study consisted of two groups of babies who were spilt on the basis of their gestation age (lower or higher than 28 weeks). Half of them were treated with Recreational therapy, the other half were treated simply with medical treatment.
The study was carried out in order to estimate the Smile therapy’s effectiveness on desaturation crisis of premature babies.

What follows is a list of the results:

PATIENTS: 23 premature babies

METHODS: - subdivision in two groups of gestation age (£ 28 w e >28 w)
Study done randomly in both groups,
in CASES (treated) e CHECKS (not treated)
Treatment twice a day for 14 consecutive days + 7 days of observation
Daily recording, using an appropriate method of recording, of all desaturation crisis’ (SaO2 £ 75%)
Statistical analysis of the results carried out by a Windows suitable software.

RESULTS

1° GROUP £ 28 w (14 ELEMENTS)

N.B. The average of gestation age at the beginning of the treatment was lower in case (27,3 vs 29,1)

AVERAGE NUMBER OF DESATURATION’S CRISIS

AVERAGE NUMBER OF DESATURATION’S CRISIS IN CASES

RESULTS

GROUP OF GA > 28 w (9 ELEMENTS)

AVERAGE NUMBER OF DESATURATION CRISIS

CONCLUSION

GROUP WITH G.A (Age of gestation) £ 28 WEEKS

• Effective treatment, both in the first and second week.

• Smaller gestation age at the beginning of analysis.

• Increase of crisis when the treatment was suspended.

GROUP WITH G.A ?28 SETTIMANE

• Same results, but with meagre case history and bigger gestational age on cases at the beginning of the treatment.

I don’t want to render this project superficial or inaccurate as it lasted months and with the collaboration of several colleagues and health professionals, even though specific precisions were ommited.
This randomly controlled study has not been done to produce and catalogue the results but to testify the love and emotions which make a complete human being, allowing for the healing process to take place. Lo studio randomizzato non è stato svolto con lo scopo di produrre dei risultati da catalogare, ma per rendere testimonianza dell’amore e delle emozioni che costituiscono la parte principale dell’essere, dando luogo ad un processo di guarigione.
This project was carried out respecting the needs of the newborn baby concentrating on his physical and emotional rhythms. The health professionals who carried out this project are all trained in the application of emotional therapy. The methods that were applied were based on the baby’s emotions at the time of application and taking into account different factors that interact with the newborn baby (such as environmental).
The final report doesn’t only display and consist of the above listed tables. We must take into account the series of emotional factors such as serenity, relaxation, inner smile etc, factors which cannot be measured in a technical or scientific way, these were recorded by our health professionals who are trained in how to read the language of emotions.
Parents told us their children used to eat more than before, they were less stressed and reacted better to the cures.
Food is a good symptom showing an acceptance of life, in a premature baby this is really important, almost like a second birth. So when a baby eats more it is a sign of a more balanced individual.
Also independent breathing has a vital importance and it is like the start of a new stage of life: independence. Even in this case if the newborn is happy, independence will come in shorter space of time and a smaller quantity of stress both for newborn and his parents.