Over the past two decades, there has been a major increase in research into the effects of
the arts on health and well-being, alongside developments in practice and policy activities in …

Introduction The abundant functions of music and its effects on human's mental and physical
health have been verified since ancient times, but rarely received attention as an alternative …

The framework underpinning the seven dimensions of maternal development, as embodied
in the Prenatal Self-Evaluation Questionnaire (PSEQ), is introduced. In addition, sample …

Background Peripartum depression and anxiety disorders are highly prevalent and are
correlated with adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. Antenatal care in Germany does …

Introduction Anxiety negatively affects pregnant women and their fetuses. It can cause
misleading test readings in electronic fetal monitoring, affect the duration of the first stage of …

Background Evidence concerning the impact of COVID-19-related stress exposure on
prenatal attachment in pregnant women is unknown. In this study we sought to assess the …

Background Bedtime procrastination (BP), a special type of health behavior procrastination,
is considered to be a failure of self-control. Notably, self-control may mediate the effect of …

Prenatal anxiety is extremely common and may result in adverse effects on both the mother
and the baby. Music interventions have been used to reduce anxiety in various medical …

Having an infant in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) elicits maternal anxiety, which
may hamper parent− child bonding. We performed a prospective cohort study to describe …

The researchers' aims were to investigate the effects of music therapy applied to pregnant
women on maternal, fetal, and neonatal results. Sample of the randomized controlled trial …