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Meta-Analysis
. 2020 Dec;76(12):3307-3316.
doi: 10.1111/jan.14589. Epub 2020 Oct 10.

The effects of music ıntervention on breast milk production in breastfeeding mothers: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Mustafa Volkan Düzgün  1 , Zeynep Özer  2
Affiliations
Meta-Analysis

The effects of music ıntervention on breast milk production in breastfeeding mothers: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Mustafa Volkan Düzgün et al. J Adv Nurs. 2020 Dec.

Abstract
in English, Chinese

Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of music intervention on breast milk production in breastfeeding mothers.

Design: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials following Cochrane methods were conducted.

Data sources: We performed a literature search in Web of Science, Science Direct, PubMed, MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, the Networked Digital Library of Theses & Dissertations, Ovid and ProQuest without year limitation. The review period covered January 1978-March 2020.

Review methods: Two independent researchers screened the literature using specific keywords and selected randomized controlled trials based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria according to the PICOS criteria.

Result: Of 2,081 randomized controlled trials, 5 were included in this systematic review and meta-analysis. The total sample of the five trials was 554 participants. Active and passive music lasting 11-60 min was played in 1-14 sessions. No publication bias was noted. Cochran's Q test results pointed to a low level of heterogeneity among the randomized controlled trials. Overall, the results showed that music intervention had a low and positive effect on breast milk production in breastfeeding mothers.

Conclusion: A systematic review and meta-analysis conducted on five trials showed that music can be an effective way to increase breast milk production.

Impact: This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated the effect of music on breast milk production in breastfeeding mothers and found sound evidence supporting its positive effects. Nurses, academics, mothers, and their children and society can benefit from these results. Nurses who give counselling to breastfeeding mothers can use music intervention to help them increase breast milk production.

目的: 本研究旨在探讨音乐干预对哺乳期母亲乳汁分泌的影响。 设计: 按照Cochrane方法对随机对照试验进行系统评价和荟萃分析。 数据来源: 我们对科学网、科学指引、PubMed、MEDLINE、CochraneLibrary、CINAHL、论文网络数字图书馆、Ovid和ProQuest进行了文献检索,没有年份限制。审查期涵盖1978年1月至2020年3月。 审查方法: 两名独立的研究人员使用特定的关键词对文献进行筛选,并根据PICOS标准,根据纳入和排除标准选择随机对照试验。 结果: 在2081项随机对照试验中,有5项试验被纳入本次系统评价和荟萃分析。5项试验的总样本量为554名参与者。在1-14个疗程中播放主动和被动音乐,持续11-60分钟。没有发现发表性偏倚。Cochran的Q检验结果表明,随机对照试验之间的异质性水平较低。总的来说,结果显示,音乐干预对哺乳期母亲的乳汁分泌有较低的积极影响。 结论: 对5项试验进行的系统评价和荟萃分析表明,音乐可以成为增加产奶量的有效途径。 影响: 本系统评价和荟萃分析探讨了音乐对哺乳期母亲乳汁分泌的影响,发现有充分的证据支持音乐干预的积极作用。护士、学者、母亲及其孩子和社会都可以从这些结果中受益。为哺乳期母亲提供咨询的护士可以利用音乐干预来帮助她们哺乳期母亲产奶量。.

Keywords: alternative therapy; breastfeeding; child nursing; complement therapies; meta-analysis; systematic review.

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