Pediatric Programs
Live interventional music for pediatric hospital settings
Music Over Mind places trained musicians beside the child, the family, and the care room — selecting repertoire in real time in response to the patient and the setting. A non-pharmacologic bedside service that complements clinical pediatric care across partner children's hospitals.
Overview
What live interventional music supports in pediatric care
Four outcome domains M.O.M.'s pediatric programming addresses — anxiety during procedures, mood normalization on long inpatient stays, family comfort, and the pediatric care plan.
Easing anxiety during procedures
A bedside presence during draws, line placements, and pre-op — repertoire selected in real time to steady the room and shorten the perceived wait.
Normalizing long inpatient stays
Day-by-day repertoire that gives children something familiar to look forward to across long admissions — supporting rest, mood, and the small daily rhythms a hospital stay can disrupt.
Family comfort in pediatric ED settings
A quiet, responsive presence in waiting rooms and treatment bays — supporting parents and siblings through the long stretches of a pediatric ED visit.
Complementing the pediatric care plan
Running alongside pediatric clinical priorities — a responsive bedside service that is a complement, never a substitute, for clinical care.
Care settings we serve
Pediatric departments M.O.M.'s programming is built for
A responsive bedside service — tailored to the unit, the census, and the team-led care plan in each of these pediatric settings.
General pediatrics
Inpatient floors and observation units.
Pediatric emergency department
Waiting rooms, treatment bays, triage.
Infusion & procedure suites
IV placement, line care, imaging prep.
Pre- and post-operative care
Pre-op holds and PACU recovery.
Behavioral & mental health
Inpatient pediatric psychiatry and day programs.
Outpatient specialty clinics
Chronic-care and follow-up visits.
Sources & Partnerships
Where M.O.M.'s pediatric evidence and reach come from
The partner institutions that anchor M.O.M.'s published-evidence framing in pediatric settings — referenced on the music-in-clinical-settings FAQ.
UNC Children's Hospital
Standing partner for bedside pediatric rounds — bringing live music directly to pediatric patients and families.
UNC Lab for Neurostimulation
Clinical research collaboration on live music as a non-pharmacologic intervention.
Parkinson's Foundation
Partner advancing evidence-based research on live music as a healing intervention.
Carolina Performing Arts
Co-presenting partner on live demo programming that links performance and clinical research.
UNC Health
Health-system partner across 11+ hospitals and clinics — bedside delivery via DooR to DooR.
Curious how live interventional music compares to recorded playlists and credentialed board-certified music practice? Read the music-in-clinical-settings FAQ.
Bring live interventional music to your pediatric unit
Tell our partnerships team about your unit — census, acuity, current bedside programming, and the window you are scoping.