The Influence of Listening to the Holy Quran on Maternal and Newborn Health in Iran: A Systematic Review

Karimian, Zahra; Hassani, Maryam

doi:10.22087/ijac.2023.502503.1043

The Influence of Listening to the Holy Quran on Maternal and Newborn Health in Iran: A Systematic Review

Document Type : Review

Authors

Zahra Karimian ¹

Maryam Hassani ²

¹ Department of Midwifery, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran

² Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran

10.22087/ijac.2023.502503.1043

Abstract

Given that numerous clinical trials in the field of obstetrics have been conducted on the effect of the Quranic voice on maternal and neonatal health in Iran, a systematic review was undertaken to assess the efficacy of the Quranic voice in the domain of maternal and neonatal health in Iran. A systematic search was conducted in Scopus, Web of Science, and in the Persian databases SID, Iranmedex, Irandoc, Magiran, and Quranic journals and resources up to March 2022. Relevant keywords were utilized to identify research articles. In this study, 46 clinical trials were reviewed, of which nine were ultimately included in the analysis. In general, studies have been conducted with four objectives: the effect of the Quranic voice on pain, anxiety, therapeutic processes and vital signs. The results of our study indicated that the majority of studies conducted in this field aimed to reduce pain. All studies conducted in this field, with one exception, demonstrated positive efficacy. Considering that numerous and highly reputable articles have been conducted in this domain and predominantly demonstrate the effectiveness and efficiency of the voice of the Holy Quran, it can be proposed as a complementary treatment option for women. Given that existing studies in this field are limited to specific areas, there is a need for further research. Finally, the heterogeneity of the study duration precludes the conduct of a meta-analysis in this study.

Keywords

Holy Quran recitation

Maternal

Newborn

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