Music and stress ball for birth and breastfeeding
Part of Pain, Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This study tests whether listening to music or squeezing a stress ball during labor can help speed up delivery of the placenta, reduce pain after an episiotomy (a small cut made during birth), and improve breastfeeding success.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older
- This is your first baby
- You are carrying one baby (not twins or triplets)
- Your baby is head-down in the womb
- You will have a vaginal birth with a small cut (episiotomy) to help deliver
- Your baby is healthy when born
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Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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