音樂治療是一促進病忠身心舒適的輔助醫療措施，孕產婦面臨懷孕及生產的壓力情境，應用音樂可提昇孕產婦的學習能力、促進生產的正向經驗及親密關係的建立。本文說明音樂治療的相關概念，應用於婦女在懷孕過程、生產過程、產後病房及育嬰室的護理過程的研究結果。期待產科護理人員能將音樂治療應用於產科照護過程中，協助週產期婦女適應懷孕與生產的歷程，以增進家庭為中心的人性化母育護理照護。

　　　　　Music therapy has been used in the care of patients in a variety of fields, to decrease anxiety and enhance health, and has shown promising results. It is reported that pregnancy and childbirth may result in stressful consequences for some women. This article describes the systematic applications of music therapy to perinatal women and their families. The use of music for the childbearing family is appropriate because it enhances learning, improves the birth experience, and promotes closer relationships. The labor nurses are charged with the tasks of assuring the positive aspects of pregnancy and childbirth and meeting the demands of the women in these stressful situations. In order to create a caring environment, we suggest that music therapy be incorporated into standard maternity care.