Music vs control
Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · women in labour
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted3 studies · 217 participantsVery low
Findings
What do systematic reviews say?
25 questions · 27 findings · 3 reviews · Pregnancy and Childbirth
No studies found 13 · 48.1%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 7 · 25.9%Low 7 · 25.9%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Music vs control
Satisfaction with pain relief · women in labour
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Music vs control
Sense of control in labour ‐ not reported · women in labour
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Music vs control
Satisfaction with childbirth experience ‐ not reported · women in labour
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Music vs control
Breastfeeding · women in labour
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Music vs control
Instrumental vaginal birth · women in labour
It is very uncertain whether music changes assisted vaginal birth compared with control (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.41 [0.08, 2.05]1 study · 156 participantsVery low
Music vs control
Caesarean section · women in labour
It is very uncertain whether music changes caesarean section compared with control (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.78 [0.36, 1.7]2 studies · 216 participantsVery low
Music plus analgesia vs placebo plus analgesia
Pain · post‐caesarean pain
2 findings from 1 review
- Complementary and alternative therapies for post‐caesarean pain 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted2 studies · 115 participantsLow
- Complementary and alternative therapies for post‐caesarean pain 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted1 study · 38 participantsLow
Music plus analgesia vs placebo plus analgesia
Anxiety (adverse effect, post‐intervention) · post‐caesarean pain
1 finding from 1 review
- Complementary and alternative therapies for post‐caesarean pain 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted1 study · 77 participantsVery low
Music plus analgesia vs placebo plus analgesia
Vital signs‐ heart hate · post‐caesarean pain
1 finding from 1 review
- Complementary and alternative therapies for post‐caesarean pain 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted1 study · 77 participantsVery low
Music plus analgesia vs placebo plus analgesia
Rescue analgesic requirement (dose ‐ morphine) · post‐caesarean pain
1 finding from 1 review
- Complementary and alternative therapies for post‐caesarean pain 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted1 study · 77 participantsLow
Music plus analgesia vs placebo plus analgesia
Pain at six weeks after discharge · post‐caesarean pain
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- Complementary and alternative therapies for post‐caesarean pain 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Music plus analgesia vs analgesia
Pain · post‐caesarean pain
2 findings from 1 review
- Complementary and alternative therapies for post‐caesarean pain 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted1 study · 38 participantsLow
- Complementary and alternative therapies for post‐caesarean pain 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted1 study · 38 participantsLow
Music plus analgesia vs analgesia
Adverse effects · post‐caesarean pain
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- Complementary and alternative therapies for post‐caesarean pain 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Music plus analgesia vs analgesia
Vital signs · post‐caesarean pain
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- Complementary and alternative therapies for post‐caesarean pain 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Music plus analgesia vs analgesia
Rescue analgesic requirement (cumulative dose) – Tramadol · post‐caesarean pain
1 finding from 1 review
- Complementary and alternative therapies for post‐caesarean pain 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted1 study · 70 participantsLow
Music plus analgesia vs analgesia
Rescue analgesic requirement (cumulative dose) ‐ Diclofenac · post‐caesarean pain
1 finding from 1 review
- Complementary and alternative therapies for post‐caesarean pain 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted1 study · 70 participantsLow
Music plus analgesia vs analgesia
Pain at six weeks after discharge · post‐caesarean pain
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- Complementary and alternative therapies for post‐caesarean pain 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Massage vs music
Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · women in labour
It is very uncertain whether massage changes pain intensity "severe pain reported" compared with music (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Massage, reflexology and other manual methods for pain management in labour 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.4 [0.18, 0.89]1 study · 101 participantsVery low
Massage vs music
Sense of control in labour ‐ not reported · women in labour
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- Massage, reflexology and other manual methods for pain management in labour 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found