The aims of investigation are to prove the effects of music therapy for pregnant women and if the therapy is really effective for relaxing to the futures mothers. Other objective is show something benefits and finally shows the importance of this therapy in the midwifery.
The methods used were interviews to four hundred pregnant women and when their have their babies. Two hundred of those women were treated with music therapy (Group A) and the others two hundred women followed their pregnancy like a normal process (Groups B).
The results were extracted of the interviews realized and showed that one hundred and eighty (90%) women that were treated (group A) felt more comfortable and relaxing during the pregnancy. While that the rest of women treated with music therapy didn’t see affected. However in the second group (Group B) just seventy women (35%) felt more comfortable and relaxing, and the rest didn't felt different that a normal pregnant women.
A conclusion of this investigation is that the music therapy really helps to the pregnant women to relaxing and feels more comfortable with the pregnancy. Also show that women that were treated were more secure of their self. Finally the importance for the midwifery is that this therapy permits better conditions of future mother, promoting the good relationship midwife-pregnant women. Therefore if the mother is better the future child will be better too
Keywords: music therapy, pregnant women, pregnancy
