‘I SANG MY BABY BETTER’
Sep 18, 2022
3 minutes
By Keeley Henderson
Alana Wilkinson’s ethereal vocals were barely audible above the constant bleeping and whir of machinery in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of Brisbane’s Mater Mothers’ Hospital.
But as she sang to her premmie baby, who was lying on her chest and fighting for survival after being born at 24 weeks, the new mum witnessed something magical.
“When I sang and he heard my voice, his heart rate stabilised quickly,” singer-songwriter Alana, 31, tells
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