2020
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2020.102818
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The effectiveness of massage for reducing pregnant women's anxiety and depression; systematic review and meta-analysis

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“…Moreover, only 2% of women in the massage group reported side effects (tiredness after treatment), while almost half of participants in the acupuncture group experienced mild or transient side effects (e.g., nausea, headache or sleep disturbance after treatment). In line with these results, a current meta-analysis of four RCT (all four conducted by Field et al) revealed a moderate effect of massage therapy on pregnant women's depressive symptoms [26].…”
Section: Effects Of Massage During Pregnancy On Women With Prenatal Depressionsupporting
confidence: 76%
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“…Moreover, only 2% of women in the massage group reported side effects (tiredness after treatment), while almost half of participants in the acupuncture group experienced mild or transient side effects (e.g., nausea, headache or sleep disturbance after treatment). In line with these results, a current meta-analysis of four RCT (all four conducted by Field et al) revealed a moderate effect of massage therapy on pregnant women's depressive symptoms [26].…”
Section: Effects Of Massage During Pregnancy On Women With Prenatal Depressionsupporting
confidence: 76%
“…However, some healthcare professionals still do not treat pregnant women out of fear of inducing premature contractions or causing physical harm, and expecting mothers voice concerns that massages during pregnancy might be unsafe or cause complications [24,25]. Recent systematic reviews with meta-analyses have investigated the effects of massage and other complementary therapies on pregnant women's anxiety and depression [26,27]. The authors found promising effects.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Music intervention programmes can be recognized as a leading non‐invasive cost‐effective approach targeting the rising costs of healthcare services worldwide (Browning, 2001; Labrague & McEnroe‐Petitte, 2016). Also, massage as a one of the most popular complementary and alternative medical treatments for anxiety (Ardianti et al., 2020; Hall et al., 2020) can improve the expectant fathers' anxiety (Latifses et al., 2005). Learning and practicing massage by fathers makes fathers feel closer to their spouses and their foetuses, reduces pre‐natal and postpartum tensions and also increases marital satisfaction and ultimately improves parental relationships.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Numerous studies have demonstrated the positive impacts of writing emotions on mental and physical health (18-21), such as: reducing stress, anxiety and depression in primiparous pregnant women(18), reducing anxiety and stress in Multiple Sclerosis patients (12), reducing the stress of mothers with preterm neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) (19), improving the mental health of women with postpartum depression (20), improving the physical and mental symptoms of patients with colorectal, breast and prostate cancer (21).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Today, the treatment of psychological problems focuses on psychotherapy and medication, the effects of which usually occur in the long term. Moreover, medications easily cross the placenta and can have negative impacts on fetal and infant health (12).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%