• J Affect Disord · Mar 2014

    Randomized Controlled Trial

    Effect of music therapy during vaginal delivery on postpartum pain relief and mental health.

    • Serap Simavli, Ikbal Kaygusuz, Ilknur Gumus, Betul Usluogulları, Melahat Yildirim, and Hasan Kafali.
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pamukkale University School of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey; Laboratory of Reproductive Endocrinology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: serapsimavli@yahoo.com.
    • J Affect Disord. 2014 Mar 1;156:194-9.

    BackgroundChildbirth is an important experience in a woman's life, and unfavorable birth experiences have been shown to negatively impact postpartum maternal health. Aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of music therapy on postpartum pain, anxiety level, satisfaction and early pospartum depression rate.MethodsTotally 161 primiparous women were recruited and randomized either music group (n=80) or a control group (n=81). Women in the music group listened to self-selected music during labor. Postpartum pain intensity, anxiety level and satisfaction rate were measured using the visual analog scale (VAS), postpartum depression rate was assessed with Edinburg Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS) at postpartum day one and day eight.ResultsMothers in the music therapy group had a lower level of postpartum pain and anxiety than the control group and it was statistically significant at all time intervals (1, 4, 8, 16 and 24h, p<0.001). A significant difference was observed between the two groups in terms of satisfaction rate (p<0.001) and postpartum depression rate at postpartum day one and day eight (p<0.05).LimitationsWe only measured the effect of music therapy on early postpartum depression rate. Effect of music on late postpartum depression rate should be investigated in future.ConclusionsUsing music therapy during labor decreased postpartum anxiety and pain, increased the satisfaction with childbirth and reduced early postpartum depression rate. Music therapy can be clinically recommended as an alternative, safe, easy and enjoyable nonpharmacological method for postpartum well-being.Published by Elsevier B.V.

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