Effect of Music in Labor in Women Who Underwent Induction of Labor

Federico II University

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Labor Pain

Treatments

Other: music in labor

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04662424

301/20

Details and patient eligibility

About

Women's experience of pain during labor varies greatly, and pain control is a major concern for obstetricians. Several methods have been studied for pain management for women in labor, including drug and non-drug interventions Most methods of non-pharmacological pain management are non-invasive and appear to be safe for mother and baby, including immersion in water, relaxation, acupuncture, and massage. However, their efficacy is unclear, and based mostly on non-randomized studies. On the other hand, there are strong data to support the efficacy of pharmacological methods, including epidural analgesia, which improves pain relief but increase the incidence of operative vaginal delivery Recently a clinical trial showed that music in labor was associated with maternal benefits in women who underwent spontaneous vaginal delivery. However, the effect of music in labor in women undergoing induction of labor is still a subject of debate.

Enrollment

30 estimated patients

Sex

Female

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Nulliparous women
Singleton gestation
Vertex presentation
Induction of labor, i.e. cervical ripening with prostaglandins
Gestational age between 37 and 42 weeks

Exclusion criteria

Multiparous womne
Multiple gestations
Preterm labor
Preterm premature rupture of membranes
Induction of labor with oxytocin and without prostaglandins
Induction of labor with balloon
High risk pregnancies, including hypertensive disorders of pregnancies, diabetes, intrauterine growth restriction, fetal abnormalities.