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

Abstract

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.

Keywords

• Delivery outcome
• Labor pain
• Music therapy-assisted childbirth
• Training prior to music therapy-assisted childbirth