Music is powerful – it can jog memories from years ago, recreate feelings from a certain period in time and even help you relax and make your feel powerful and able to take on anything. This is why listening to certain types of music can help you cope and manage pain, making it ideal for when you are in labour.
 
Help you deal with pain and stress 
According to a study, Using Music During Childbirth, music can help with pain and stress management. Certain songs can help you relax making you better able to cope with your pain and deal with any anxieties that you may be feeling.
 
Calm medical professionals
It can even help to keep midwives, doctors and nurses calm and encourage them tp slow down – taking stock of the powerful event that they are a part of. It was also shown to help professionals make them appreciate what the mothers are going through. A calm medical professional is definitely welcomed by us. 
 
Get you through certain stages
Create a particular playlist that will help motivate you and get you in the mood. Either by encouraging you to relax or motivating you to push when the time comes.
 
How to create a playlist
Make sure you create your very own playlist suited to you. Start off with relaxing songs for the early stages of your labour and gradually introduce music with a quicker, more motivational up-tempo that will get you pushing. Welcome baby into the world with an uplifting and inspiring sound before relaxing into soothing music to help you wind down after your ordeal. Make sure you include a good few hours of music on your playlist – you never know how long your labour will go on for.
 
Here are ten songs to help you get started on your list:
  • Early stages:
Coldplay – Yellow
Take That - Rule The World
  • As the pain increases:
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
Kanye West - Stronger
Salt-N-Pepa - Push It
  • After the birth:
Eternal – Angel of Mine
U2 – Beautiful Day 
  • And depending on what you have, relax in the ward with either of these: 
John Mayer - Daughters
Cat Stevens - Father and Son

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