Effects of Music Therapy on Breastfeeding Among Mothers of Premature Newborns

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Status

Completed

Conditions

Breastfeeding

Treatments

Behavioral: Music therapy

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT00930761

MAME-21-2001

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of music therapy on breastfeeding rates among mothers of premature newborns.

Hypothesis: Music therapy applied to mothers of premature newborns increases the rates of maternal breastfeeding at the time of the infant hospital discharge and at follow-up visits.

Full description

Music therapy has been shown to have positive effects in several areas such as mental health, special education, rehabilitation and social development. Its use as a means to facilitate communication and expression of emotional contents was shown to be able to promote relief of anxiety, fears and tensions. However, in the maternal and child health area there are still few studies demonstrating the contribution of this therapy in the promotion of health and no study evaluating specifically the impact of this intervention on the rates of breastfeeding in mothers of premature newborns.

Enrollment

101 patients

Sex

Female

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Mothers of premature newborns, with birth weight ≤ 1750 g that have reached clinical stability defined by the medical staff.
To have signed an informed consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Mothers that are HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) positive.
Mothers of neonates with clinical problems that impaired breast suction (encephalopathy with serious hypotonus, oro-facial anomalies, and heart problems).
Mothers with severe hearing deficiencies.

Exit Criteria: