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When you\u2019re pregnant, it\u2019s only natural to imagine an ideal environment for welcoming your baby. However, anyone who has given birth will tell you that the process rarely unfolds according to plan, but it never hurts to make a wishlist of everything you need to make giving birth feel peaceful and positive<\/a>\u2014and often that wishlist includes music.<\/p>\n If you made a playlist for your birth, you\u2019re in good company: A car seat and stroller company called iCandy<\/a> recently found 1,800 labor and birth playlists on Spotify. Analyzing the songs on the playlist, the company compiled the most popular tracks and artists.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what they found out about the music people want to listen to while giving birth.<\/p>\n The top three most popular artists that repeatedly appeared on birth playlists were Coldplay, followed by Ed Sheeran, with Fleetwood Mac and The Beatles sharing the third spot. Some of the other top artists? Norah Jones, John Legend, and Taylor Swift.<\/p>\n But when it came to songs, the most popular one is also perhaps the most obvious: \u201cHere Comes The Sun\u201d by the Beatles was the most played song on labor and birth playlists\u2014it appeared more than 100 times on the playlists the company looked at.<\/p>\n However, Coldplay songs appeared 140 times on the labor and birth playlists Spotify analysed\u2014with the most popular being \u201cYellow\u201d and \u201cFix You.\u201d\u00a0Ed Sheeran\u2019s romantic song \u201cPerfect,\u201d which is also played widely at weddings, also appeared on multiple playlists.<\/p>\n There were several other song choices that made sense for parents to be drawn to, including John Legend\u2019s \u201cAll of Me\u201d and Elton John\u2019s \u201cYour Song.\u201d<\/p>\n Music doesn\u2019t just help\u00a0 pregnant people joyfully welcome their babies into the world\u2014it might actually have scientifically proven benefits for both mom and baby.<\/p>\n One 2023 study conducted in Ireland found that \u201cmusic can promote maternal health, infant development, and parent-infant bonding.\u201d Researchers surveyed 265 (both pregnant women and their partners), and found that 75% of respondents sang to their baby while pregnant.<\/p>\n And in case you’re convinced that you’re the only one of your friends and family to create a birthing playlist, rest assured that’s probably not the case: Researchers also found that 47% of respondents planned to bring music to their birth.<\/p>\nWhat People Are Listening To While In Labor<\/h2>\n
Music Has Benefits for Parents and Babies<\/h2>\n