Effect of Music therapy on Labor Pain among Women in Active Labor Admitted in Tertiary Care Hospital Kochi
Source of Funding: Self Conflicts of interest: None DOI: 10.16965/ijims.2016.145 Introduction: The pain associated with birth of baby is perceived severe, unpleasant and traumatizing by the women. It is an individualized phenomenon with both sensory and emotional elements. Labour pain arises from distension of the lower uterine segment and cervical dilatation. Anxiety and pain are closely interrelated with each other. Providing comfort to the women in labour is still a challenge for the nurse midwives. The present study intends to assess the effect of music therapy on labour pain and anxiety among women in first stage of labour in a tertiary care hospital kochi, India.