Nowhere does this say it's trauma-informed or resilience-building care, but in this experiment, when babies "sucked correctly on their pacifier, a special device with sensors and speakers, they were rewarded by hearing their mother singing a lullaby. If they stopped sucking, the music would stop."
The study shows babies who receive the pacifier intervention were able to have their feeding tubes removed about a week earlier than babies who did not receive the intervention. In addition, the results show clear evidence babies ate more frequently and developed a stronger sucking ability, and did not show signs of stress during their pacifier sessions. They also appeared to have shorter hospitalizations.
"The benefits are both medical and emotional as this is a unique way for parents to directly help their children learn a skill crucial to their growth and development," Maitre [Nathalie Maitre, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of pediatrics at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt] said. "It gives parents a small amount of control to improve their baby's medical course, in addition to giving them a bonding experience which will last throughout childhood."
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-02-mother-voice-hospitalization-preemies.html
Abstract in Pediatrics: A Pacifier-Activated Music Player With Mother’s Voice Improves Oral Feeding in Preterm Infants
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