For this research example I looked at “The effects of music listening on psychological stress and maternal-fetal attachment during pregnancy.” Woman go through high amounts of pain during Pregnancy as well as stress. The study was was a randomized controlled trial that had two groups, the experimental group got routine rental care as well as being able to listen to music. The control group only received routine rental care with no music. There were 320 participants, experimental had 162 woman and the control group had 158 woman. Some measures were pregnancy stress rating scale, perceived stress scale, and maternal-fetal attachment scale. The music group had crystal music, nature sounds, classical music, lullabies, and symphonic music. The results found that the experimental group had a lot of reduced stress due to the music choices they listened to. The music choices that the woman favored the most were crystal music, nature sounds, classical music, and then lullabies. When listening to these types of music, the experimental group, often listen to their music when they were resting, leisure time activities, and performing some sort of chores. The study found that pregnant woman have less reduced stress when listening to their choices of music.

Chang, H., Yu, C., Chen, S., & Chen, C. (2015). The effects of music listening on psychosocial stress and maternal-fetal attachment during pregnancy.Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 23(4), 509-515. http://dx.doi.org.ezproxy.redlands.edu/10.1016/j.ctim.2015.05.002 Retrieved from http://ezproxy.redlands.edu/docview/1717415647?accountid=14729