What is it about?
We gave hospitalized pregnant women access to live music therapy. They experience a lot of stress due to pregnancy complications. We were able to show that physiological stress markers as well as the psychological self-reported stress were reduced in these women due to the music therapy, especially after a few sessions.
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Why is it important?
Hospitalization is a source of stress to pregnant women since they worry about the wellbeing and health of their fetus and of themselves. It is important to find non-pharmacological ways to reduce the stress. This helps both the mother and the infant.
Perspectives
I hope that in the future we would be able to include live music therapy as a normal part of hospital care for pregnant women.
professor Minna Huotilainen
University of Helsinki
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This page is a summary of: Effects of live music therapy on heart rate variability and self-reported stress and anxiety among hospitalized pregnant women: A randomized controlled trial, Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, January 2019, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/08098131.2018.1546223.
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