Push playlists are said to be becoming increasingly popular with and Spotify reporting that 90,000 users have created one.ĭr Moritz, who practices at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, said around two-thirds of his patients have created playlists for their birth but if they don't have one he puts his own on. Other featured tracks include Let it Go by James Bay, Festival by Sigur Ros, Sunrise by Norah Jones, Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) by John Lennon, D'Angelo's Really Love, Don't Panic by Coldplay, Maps by Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Try by Pink, U2's With or Without You and Blue by Beyonce, featuring her daughter Blue Ivy. Which is all very well if your labour doesn’t last for 26 hours, like mine.Hit play: New York City doctor Jacques Moritz (right) claims to have created the ultimate 'push playlist', above, for women giving birth which includes songs like Just Breathe by Pearl Jam and Let It Go by James Bay

He suggests playing a wide variety of music, including familiar songs and instrumentals, lasting five to 10 hours. Other top tracks include Fruits Of My Labour by Lucinda Williams, Under Pressure by Queen and David Bowie, Try by Pink and Norah Jones' Sunrise.Īs he says: 'The moment a child is born is highly emotional and memorable, and the music you recall from that day should maintain that sense of beauty and emotion.' Obstetrician Dr Jacques Moritz claims to have designed the ‘perfect push playlist’, starting soft and slow, with tracks such as Pearl Jam’s Just Breathe and James Bay’s Let It Go, followed by stronger beats. These days, Spotify has thousands of ‘push playlists’ with songs such as Katy Perry’s Roar and You’re Beautiful by James Blunt among the popular tracks. The Duchess of Cambridge apparently made a birthing playlist that included Calvin Harris and Bruno Mars, while Mariah Carey marked the arrival of twins Moroccan and Monroe with her hit We Belong Together. Indeed, I wasn’t interested in any music, especially anything by a man – because what comfort could they offer having landed us in the labour ward in the first place?!īut apparently, I am in the minority, as 80 per cent of mums find music helpful in labour, even if 61 per cent can’t recall which song their baby was born to.

I knew that horrible wailing would send me over the edge if I wasn’t there already. When I wrote my birthing plan – memorable only because it bore no resemblance to reality – I stated in big capital letters: NO ENYA.

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