Chrisp, Leah, Putter, Kaila, and Krause, Amanda (2023) How music listening can support perinatal maternal well-being. In: International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition (ICMPC).. From: 17th International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition (ICMPC), 24-28 August 2023, Tokyo, Japan.

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Abstract

Introduction: The transition period to motherhood for first-time mothers can be characterized by psychological distress, negatively impacting maternal-infant bonding, familial relationships, infant development, and mothers’ functional ability and well-being. Inadequate support during the perinatal period increases mothers’ risk of psychological distress, as a result of limited support from health services, financial barriers to paid services, and limited accessibility in rural and remote areas. What type of music listening resources might support maternal well-being in the perinatal period? The present scoping review aimed to consolidate evidence-based knowledge on the role of music listening for maternal well-being during the intrapartum period.

Methods: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Review (PRISMA-ScR) protocol was used (Tricco, et al., 2018). The search, conducted in March 2023, used PsycArticles, PsycInfo, Pubmed, Sage journals, Web of Science, Wiley, Medline, Scopus, Emcare on OVID, JStor, CINAHL, and EBSCO online library databases. Keywords for the search included: music AND listen*, AND perinatal OR peri natal OR perinatal OR prenatal OR pre natal OR pre-natal OR pregnan* OR labour OR labor OR birth OR intrapartum OR antepartum. English language, peer-reviewed publications between 2002 and 2022 about research specifically related to mothers’ during the intrapartum period were included. To focus on music listening, articles focused on studies and interventions other than music listening (e.g., group music lessons, singing) were excluded. Additionally, articles focused only on fertility, contraception, neonatal outcomes, or child outcomes were excluded in order to focus on the mother’s experiences during the intrapartum period.

Results: Analysis of the scoping review is currently underway. Preliminary results suggest that results concerning music listening can be grouped under three themes: while pregnant (e.g., reducing stress, anxiety and depression and improving sleep quality; while in labour (reducing mothers’ stress, anxiety, and fears, providing a distraction, reducing pain/medication), and regarding longer-term consequences (increasing maternal-infant bonding and self-efficacy, decreasing the risk of postanal depression). As Robb et al. (2018) found, there is varied reporting regarding the stimuli or resources used in these studies; however, we anticipate that resulting resources might include specific songs (e.g., Spotify playlists, CDs) as well as activity parameters (e.g., instructions to listen for certain lengths/intervals or when undergoing specific activities).

Discussion: By establishing the evidence base for music listening during the intrapartum period, our study has identified (the types of) music listening resources that can be added to an online resource centre for mothers. Doing so affords expectant mothers access to low-cost, evidence-based resources, aimed at reducing their likelihood of anxiety and depression pre-/post-natally. In particular, online resources provided by the scoping review enable expectant mothers within rural and remote communities who are physically isolated and face challenges accessing services the opportunity to improve their maternal self-efficacy and psychological well-being.

Item ID:	79697
Item Type:	Conference Item (Poster)
Keywords:	perinatal; maternal well-being, mental health; scoping review; music, music listening, everyday music listening, social and applied psychology of music, music psychology, psychology of music, intrapartum, pregnancy, labor, labour
Related URLs:	https://jsmpc.org/ICMPC17/
Date Deposited:	31 Aug 2023 23:44
FoR Codes:	52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5203 Clinical and health psychology > 520304 Health psychology @ 60% 36 CREATIVE ARTS AND WRITING > 3603 Music > 360399 Music not elsewhere classified @ 40%
SEO Codes:	28 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 2801 Expanding knowledge > 280121 Expanding knowledge in psychology @ 60% 13 CULTURE AND SOCIETY > 1301 Arts > 130102 Music @ 40%
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