Gynecologic and obstetric investigation
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Gynecol. Obstet. Invest. · Jan 2014
Randomized Controlled TrialEffect of music on labor pain relief, anxiety level and postpartum analgesic requirement: a randomized controlled clinical trial.
The control of labor pain and the prevention of suffering are major concerns of clinicians and their patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of music on labor pain and anxiety, maternal hemodynamics, fetal-neonatal parameters and postpartum analgesic requirement in primiparous women. ⋯ Listening to music during labor has a positive impact on labor pain and anxiety, maternal-fetal parameters and analgesic requirement.