Effects of training prior to music therapy-assisted childbirth on labor pain and delivery outcomes in parturients

Journal

European Journal of Medical Research

Year

2025

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of training prior to music therapy-assisted childbirth on labor pain and delivery outcomes in parturients. METHODS: We randomly selected 100 parturients who gave birth in our hospital from October 2020 to December 2021. Using the random number table method, these 100 women were divided into the intervention group and control group. The control group was provided with routine prenatal guidance. The intervention group was also provided with routine prenatal guidance along with prenatal training for music therapy-assisted childbirth (MTACB) that started in week 28 of pregnancy. Both groups underwent MTACB with specialist midwives instructing them during labor. The degree of labor pain and delivery outcomes were compared between the two groups using the Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale for assessing labor pain versus perineal laceration and bleeding volume at two hours after delivery, for assessing the delivery outcomes. RESULTS: At two hours after delivery, the intervention group had significantly lesser labor pain, parturient lateral episiotomy rates, perineal laceration rates, and bleeding volume than the control group (P < 0.05). Based on how they felt, the participants in the intervention group reported that they were getting sufficient rest. CONCLUSION: Parturients who have undergone MTACB prenatal training respond better to MTACB, experience less labor pain, and have a decreased risk of negative delivery outcomes. Training prior to MTACB makes the childbirth less challenging.

Music and Health Institute Terms

Pain; Pregnancy; Labor Pain; Pain Severity; Music Therapy; Recovery Time; Childbirth; Hospital Setting; Subjective Measures; Physiological Measures

Indexed Terms

Delivery outcome; Delivery, Obstetric; Labor pain; Labor Pain; Labor, Obstetric; Music therapy-assisted childbirth; Pain Measurement; Parturition; Pregnancy; Training prior to music therapy-assisted childbirth

Study Type

Randomized Controlled Trial; Quantitative Methods

PubMed ID

PMID: 40481612 PMCID: PMC12142948

Document Type

Article

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