NCT07481643

Evaluation Of The Effect Of Affirmations During Cesarean Section Accompanying By Musıc On Breastfeeding

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 99 (actual)
• Sponsor: Aydin Adnan Menderes University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

In pregnant women, non-pharmacological methods such as music, massage, yoga, meditation, relaxation breathing exercises, and acupuncture have been tried to reduce anxiety during childbirth, and there are studies on these in the literature. However, researchers have not come across a study in the literature that evaluates the effect of positive affirmations on perioperative maternal anxiety and breastfeeding together. Researchers aim is to evaluate the relationship between anxiety, sedation, and breastfeeding levels in pregnant women who underwent positive affirmations and music therapy during cesarean section.

Detailed description

The study was designed as a prospective randomized study. Patients were randomly assigned to groups using computer-assisted methods. Clinical study registration was completed after obtaining approval number 2023/234 from the Non-Interventional Ethics Committee of Adnan Menderes University Hospital. Pregnant women undergoing cesarean section were divided into three groups: Group 1 received pre-operative affirmations accompanied by music, Group 2 received only music, and the control group (Group 3) received neither music nor affirmations. After the operation, all three groups were assessed using the State-Trait Anxiety Scale (STAI), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and Visual Analog Scale-Anxiety (VAS-A) for anxiety level tests. Patient status index, hormones (prolactin, oxytocin), time to first milk production, and breastfeeding intensity were compared. Breastfeeding intensity was calculated as \[weekly number of breastfeeding sessions / (weekly number of breastfeeding sessions + formula feeding sessions)\].

Conditions

• Cesarean Section
• Anxiety
• Breastfeeding
• Lactation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	pozitif affirmation with music	Participants listened to classical music accompanied by positive affirmations for approximately 30 minutes during the perioperative period of cesarean section in order to reduce maternal anxiety and improve breastfeeding outcomes.
BEHAVIORAL	Music listening	Participants listened to classical music for approximately 30 minutes during the perioperative period of cesarean section.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-08-22
• Primary completion: 2025-02-05
• Completion: 2025-06-30
• First posted: 2026-03-19
• Last updated: 2026-03-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)