Effectiveness of music therapy on anxiety level, and pain perception in primipara mothers during first stage of labor in selected hospitals of Odisha

Abstract

Labour pain is one of the most severe forms of pain that each woman experience during child birth period. Anxiety and pain are closely interrelated with each other. The interaction between anxiety and pain may become a spiralling process. Pain and anxiety together can eventually become severe, in turn, a cause for panic and resulting maternal and fetal complications. In this study the level of anxiety and pain perception in primipara mothers during the first stage of labour after receiving music therapy have been assessed. The study was a quasi experimental research approach with one group pre-test post-test design. The sample comprised of 30 primipara mothers and was purposively selected. Mean post-test (50.06) and pre-test (59.23) anxiety scores differed significantly from each other in the experimental group. Similar trend was followed in case of pain perception scores (posttest score 6.27; pretest score 7.8). Further, a significant correlation (r= 0.8192) was obtained between anxiety and level of pain perception scores. Findings of the study revealed that music therapy would be very helpful in alleviating anxiety level and pain perception in primipara mothers during first stage of labour.