NCT00930761

Effects of Music Therapy on Breastfeeding Among Mothers of Premature Newborns

A Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Effects of Music Therapy on Breastfeeding Rates Among Mothers of Premature Newborns

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 101 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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.

Detailed 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.

Conditions

• Breastfeeding

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Music therapy	Music therapy sessions systematically offered to all mothers in the intervention group, three times a week, not mandatory, conducted by two music therapists in an appropriate room, during 60 minutes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2004-03-01
• Primary completion: 2007-06-01
• Completion: 2007-10-01
• First posted: 2009-06-30
• Last updated: 2009-10-15
• Results posted: 2009-08-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil