Music therapy intervention in cardiac autonomic modulation, anxiety, and depression in mothers of preterms: randomized controlled trial

MKA Ribeiro, TRM Alcântara-Silva, JCM Oliveira… - BMC psychology, 2018 - Springer
Background Mothers of preterm infants often have symptoms of anxiety and depression,
recognized as risk factors for the development of cardiovascular diseases and associated …

Music therapy to relieve anxiety in pregnant women on bedrest: a randomized, controlled trial

M Yang, L Li, H Zhu, IM Alexander, S Liu… - MCN: The American …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To explore the effect of music therapy on anxiety alleviation for antepartal women
on bedrest in China. Design and Methods: One hundred and twenty patients recruited from …

Could listening to music during pregnancy be protective against postnatal depression and poor wellbeing post birth? Longitudinal associations from a preliminary …

D Fancourt, R Perkins - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives This study explored whether listening to music during pregnancy is longitudinally
associated with lower symptoms of postnatal depression and higher well-being in mothers …

Music interventions to reduce stress and anxiety in pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

K Corbijn Van Willenswaard, F Lynn, J McNeill… - BMC psychiatry, 2017 - Springer
Background Stress and anxiety are common in pregnancy and shown to have adverse
effects on maternal and infant health outcomes. The aim of this review and meta-analysis …

Preterm infants with severe brain injury demonstrate unstable physiological responses during maternal singing with music therapy: A randomized controlled study

S Epstein, S Bauer, O Levkovitz Stern… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Preterm infants with severe brain injury are at high risk for poor outcomes and, therefore,
may benefit from developmental care modalities such as music therapy (MT). In this …

The effects of a music and singing intervention during pregnancy on maternal well-being and mother–infant bonding: a randomised, controlled study

V Wulff, P Hepp, OT Wolf, P Balan… - Archives of gynecology …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Stress and impaired mother–infant bonding during pregnancy can lead to adverse
effects for the expectant mother and the unborn child. The present study investigates …

State-trait anxiety levels during pregnancy and foetal parameters following intervention with music therapy

J Garcia-Gonzalez, MI Ventura-Miranda… - Journal of Affective …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Research indicates that anxiety during pregnancy may be a risk factor for the
development of alterations in the mental health of the pregnant woman and of obstetric …

[PDF][PDF] Singing the Blues: a literature review of the effects of music on postnatal depression

MM Terry, DR Terry - Int J Innov Interdiscip, 2012 - researchgate.net
Postnatal depression, also known as postpartum depression, is not a new condition, but has
been well documented for decades, as have the treatments. The most common treatments …

[PDF][PDF] Associations between singing to babies and symptoms of postnatal depression, wellbeing, self-esteem and mother-infant bond

D Fancourt, R Perkins - Public health, 2017 - discovery.ucl.ac.uk
Introduction: There is growing research documenting the psychological benefits of singing.
However, it remains unknown whether singing to new babies is associated with enhanced …

Efficacy of five-element music interventions in perinatal mental health and labor pain: A meta-analysis

Q Wu, Z Liu, X Pang, L Cheng - Complementary Therapies in Clinical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective To systematically review the efficacy of five-element music interventions in
perinatal mental health and labor pain. To provide evidence for future research on Chinese …