Sound levels in a neonatal intensive care unit significantly exceeded recommendations, especially inside incubators

Johanna Parra (1) , Aurelie de Suremain (2) , Frederique Berne Audeoud (3) , Anne Ego (4) , Thierry Debillon (5, 4)

1 UGA UFRM - Université Grenoble Alpes - UFR Médecine
2 CHU Chambéry
3 CHUGA - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire [CHU Grenoble]
4 TIMC-IMAG-ThEMAS - Techniques pour l'Evaluation et la Modélisation des Actions de la Santé
5 Registre des Handicaps de l'Enfant et Observatoire Périnatal Isère

This study measured sound levels in a 2008 built French neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and compared them to the 2007 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommendations. The ultimate aim was to identify factors that could influence noise levels.

Mots clés: Sound levels; Noise metrics; Neonatal intensive care unit; Incubator noise; Decibels

Domaines: Santé publique et épidémiologie

Johanna Parra, Aurelie de Suremain, Frederique Berne Audeoud, Anne Ego, Thierry Debillon. Sound levels in a neonatal intensive care unit significantly exceeded recommendations, especially inside incubators. Acta Paediatrica, 2017, 106 (12), pp.1909-1914. ⟨10.1111/apa.13906⟩. ⟨hal-02007785⟩