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Episode 42: Music therapy to support women’s perinatal wellbeing during pregnancy: Using music to nurture?
University of Limerick
English - December 14, 2022 00:00 - 25 minutes - 35.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingGovernment universitylimerick university limerick highereducation government non-profit Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
University Maternity Hospital Limerick is the first in Ireland to offer music therapy within its maternity care services. Meet the team behind this innovative approach to supporting wellbeing during pregnancy, Dr Mas Mahady, Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr Tríona McCaffrey, lecturer in Music therapy and Pui Sze Cheung, PhD researcher.
Based on feedback from women who took part in this study, the Department of Health have commended the innovative nature of this work awarding further funding to ensure that music therapy can now continue in our local maternity hospital.