Keziban Amanak1. 1. Department of Midwifery, Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Turkey.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To explore the effect of listening to the sound of a ney, or reed flute, on women in labour.. METHODS: The randomised single-blind, case-control experimental study was conducted at a State Hospital, Bursa, Turkey, from July 15 to October 15, 2018, and comprised pregnant women who were divided into two equal experimental and control groups A and B respectively. Women in group A were exposed to instrumental ney music played in the modal rhythm of Segah. No intervention was done in group B. Data was analysed using SPSS 20. RESULTS: Of the 30 women, there were 15(50%) in each of the two groups. Post-intervention, mean dilation and effacement values in group A were significantly greater than group B (p<0.05). Mean duration of labour in group A was significantly lower than group B (p<0.05). Mean pain and anxiety levels of group A were significantly lower than group B (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The sound of the ney was found to have a positive impact on vaginal examination data, the duration of labour, and the pain and anxiety experienced during the process of delivery.
OBJECTIVE: To explore the effect of listening to the sound of a ney, or reed flute, on women in labour.. METHODS: The randomised single-blind, case-control experimental study was conducted at a State Hospital, Bursa, Turkey, from July 15 to October 15, 2018, and comprised pregnant women who were divided into two equal experimental and control groups A and B respectively. Women in group A were exposed to instrumental ney music played in the modal rhythm of Segah. No intervention was done in group B. Data was analysed using SPSS 20. RESULTS: Of the 30 women, there were 15(50%) in each of the two groups. Post-intervention, mean dilation and effacement values in group A were significantly greater than group B (p<0.05). Mean duration of labour in group A was significantly lower than group B (p<0.05). Mean pain and anxiety levels of group A were significantly lower than group B (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The sound of the ney was found to have a positive impact on vaginal examination data, the duration of labour, and the pain and anxiety experienced during the process of delivery.