Conference paper

MUSIC THERAPY AND MENTAL HEALTH IN PREGNANCY

Roberta Perkovic orcid.org/0000-0001-5697-0928 ; University of Mostar, Faculty of Health Studies, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina ; County Hospital "Dr. fra Mihovil Sucici", Livno, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
M. Tustonja orcid.org/0000-0003-1787-2959 ; University of Mostar, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
K. Devic orcid.org/0000-0002-4571-6534 ; County Hospital "Dr. fra Mihovil Sucici", Livno, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
B. Kristo ; County Hospital "Dr. fra Mihovil Sucici", Livno, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina; University of Mostar, Faculty of Medicine Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Abstract

Introduction: 􀀬􀁑􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁚􀁒􀁐􀁄􀁑􀂶􀁖􀀃􀁏􀁌􀁉􀁈􀀏􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁈􀁊􀁑􀁄􀁑􀁆􀁜􀀃􀁌􀁖􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁘􀁑􀁌􀁔􀁘􀁈􀀃􀁈􀁛􀁓􀁈􀁕􀁌􀁈􀁑􀁆􀁈􀀃􀁄􀁆􀁆􀁒􀁐􀁓􀁄􀁑􀁌􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁅􀁜􀀃􀁖􀁌􀁊􀁑􀁌􀁉􀁌cant physiological, biochemical, and
psychological changes that can affect mental health status. Participation in preventive activities during pregnancy has an impact on
better emotional state after childbirth.
Discussion: The therapeutic effects of listening to music on the health of mother and child have been proven in numerous studies.
Listening to music during pregnancy contributes to a better sense of well - being and less pronounced symptoms of postpartum
depression. Scientific evidence confirms the effects of music therapy on the level of stress and anxiety in pregnant women, but also
calmer children and better emotional bonding. The application of GIM therapy 􀂱 music - induced imagination - also provides
significant results in strengthening psychological resilience.
Conclusion: Music therapy is a simple, non - pharmacological and safe method that significantly contributes to mental health in
pregnancy and after childbirth. The application of music therapy has a scientific potential that offers many ideas for the development
of medical - music research.

Keywords

mental health; pregnancy; music therapy

Hrčak ID:

272196

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/272196

Publication date:

19.10.2021.

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