Physiological and Psychological Effects of Music Therapy in the Pregnant Woman and Fetus

Description

To evaluate the effects of music therapy in the care of antepartum mothers admitted for long-term hospitalization due to the high-risk status of their pregnancy. The investigators speculate that mothers who receive music therapy will be more successful in forming positive coping habits, bonding with their infant, and increasing the length of incubation during their pregnancy. Furthermore, there is no research that correlates music therapy applied to stress reduction, increased coping, and increased caregiver-infant bonding prior to birth within one protocol. However, there is a significant amount of research supporting music therapy efficacy with neonatal intensive care unit infants and caregiver bonding post-partum as well as improved physiological signs of stress in infants in the post-partum period.

Conditions

Music Therapy, Preterm Premature Rupture of Membrane (PPROM)

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Study overview

To evaluate the effects of music therapy in the care of antepartum mothers admitted for long-term hospitalization due to the high-risk status of their pregnancy. The investigators speculate that mothers who receive music therapy will be more successful in forming positive coping habits, bonding with their infant, and increasing the length of incubation during their pregnancy. Furthermore, there is no research that correlates music therapy applied to stress reduction, increased coping, and increased caregiver-infant bonding prior to birth within one protocol. However, there is a significant amount of research supporting music therapy efficacy with neonatal intensive care unit infants and caregiver bonding post-partum as well as improved physiological signs of stress in infants in the post-partum period.

Physiological and Psychological Effects of Music Therapy in the Pregnant Woman and Fetus, WOMB (Women on Musical Bedrest)

Physiological and Psychological Effects of Music Therapy in the Pregnant Woman and Fetus

Condition
Music Therapy
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Houston

Texas Children's Pavilion for Women, Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. Pregnant women between 18 and 64 years of age.
  • 2. Singleton pregnancy.
  • 3. Hospital admission due to a high risk of premature delivery.
  • 4. Confirmed diagnosis of preterm premature rupture of membranes.
  • 5. Length of stay in the hospital for 48 hours or more and stable for 48 hours or more.
  • 6. Patients willing to listen to music.
  • 7. Patients willing to participate throughout all the music therapy sessions and the postpartum follow-up visit.
  • 1. Hospital length of stay of less than 48 hours.
  • 2. Non-singleton pregnancy Gravidae with severe medical and or surgical complications during their hospital admission that prevents them from participating in Music Therapy sessions.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 64 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Christina Chianis Reed,

Christina Reed, WHNP-BC, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Baylor College of Medicine

Study Record Dates

2026-03-01