Purpose: The aim of this project is to examine the effects of guided imagery and music
performance during labor on labor pain, anxiety and birth experience.
Methods: The research to be carried out within the scope of the project is randomized
controlled and has an experimental research design. The population of the research
consists of primiparous pregnant women who applied to the Istanbul Provincial Health
Directorate, Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Suleymaniye Obstetrics and
Pediatrics Additional Service Building, Birth Unit. Eligible participants in the study
sample will be randomly selected at a 1:1:1 ratio. In the calculation of the sample size,
using the G*Power (3.1.9.2) program, 5% first type error, 0.30 standardized effect size,
distribution ratio to 1 groups, 90% power considering data loss, and the minimum sample
size required for 3 groups was 144 people in total. calculated as 48 cases for each
group. The group of pregnant women who meet the inclusion criteria will be determined by
using the "Randomizer.org" program. In this direction, 48 people (guided imagery) should
be included in experiment 1, 48 people in experiment 2 (musical concert) and 48 people in
control group. "Informed Consent Form" and "Voluntary Consent Form" will be presented to
the pregnant women included in the study, by giving information about the study."Personal
Information Form", "Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)", "State Trait Anxiety Scale (STAI Form
TX-1)" and "Birth Expectations and Experiences Scale-Part 1 (DBSS-1)" will be applied to
pregnant women assigned to the Guided Imagery Group. . In the active phase of labor, when
the cervical opening is measured as 4-5 cm, 6-7 cm and 8-10 cm, a 15-minute guided
imagery concert (of the scenario determined for the birth process) prepared by the
researchers within the scope of the literature, with the service of a ney artist and a
psychological counselor, is played by bluetooth from an MP3 player. The pregnant woman
will be listened to by the researcher through headphones. "VAS" will be applied after
each attempt. 1 hour after the birth of the baby and placenta, data will be collected by
applying "VAS", "STAI Form TX-1" and "Birth Expectations and Experiences Scale-Part 2
(DBSS-2)".
"Personal Information Form", "VAS", "STAI Form TX-1" and "DBSS-1" will be applied to
pregnant women assigned to the music concert group. In the active phase of labor, when
the cervical opening is measured as 4-5 cm, 6-7 cm and 8-10 cm, the 15-minute ney concert
in the acemasiran tune (instrumental music), which was prepared by the researchers with
the service of the ney artist within the scope of the literature (the scenario determined
for the birth process), was played from the MP3 player via bluetooth headphones. The
pregnant woman will be listened to by the researcher. "VAS" will be applied after each
attempt. Data will be collected by applying "VAS", "STAI Form TX-1" and "DBSS-2" 1 hour
after the birth of the baby and placenta.