The Effect of Music Therapy Applied to Pregnant Women on Anxiety and Stress

Anxiety and stress increase in primiparous pregnant women and especially in the third trimester of pregnancy. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of music therapy applied to pregnant women who will give birth for the first time and are in the last trimester of their pregnancy on anxiety and stress. The study is a randomized controlled trial. Pregnant women in the application group were regularly listened to music for 20 minutes a day for 10 days. In the study, pregnant women in the application and control group were trained by the researcher on preparing for normal delivery. The pregnant women who participated in the study completed the Personal Information Form, the State and Trait Anxiety Inventory and the Pregnancy Stress Rating Scale at the beginning. 10, the last day of study. on the day, the scales are repeated.