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According to an article on Huffpost Parents, birthing playlists have now become a common part of birth plans. Spotify has unveiled a special playlist created for moms who are in labour and need some distraction, inspiration or just to ease their pain (if that's possible!). 

Here are the 30 songs Spotify recommends moms listen to during labour: 

1. Pearl Jam: "Just Breathe"

2. James Bay: "Let It Go"

3. Regina Spektor: "Don't Leave Me"

4. Sigur Rós: "Festival"

5. Death Cab for Cutie: "Transatlanticism"

6. The Lumineers - "Ho Hey"

7. Norah Jones: "Sunrise"

8. Craft Spells: "After the Moment"

9. Xavier Rudd: "Follow the Sun"

10. Lucinda Williams: "Fruits of My Labor"

11. John Lennon: "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)"

12. Colbie Caillat: "Capri"

13. D’Angelo - "Really Love"

14. Milton Nascimento: "Nos Bailes Da Vida"

15. Coldplay: "Don’t Panic"

16. Fleet Foxes: "Your Protector"

17. Yeah Yeah Yeahs: "Maps"

18. Kygo, Maty Noyes: "Stay"

19. P!nk: "Try"

20. Muse: "Starlight"

21. John Legend: "All of Me" (Tiesto’s Birthday Remix)

22. David Bowie, Queen: "Under Pressure"

23. U2: "With or Without You"

24. Wilco: "Impossible Germany"

25. Arcade Fire: "Wake Up"

26. R.E.M.:"Nightswimming"

27. Patty Griffin: "Heavenly Day"

28. Iron & Wine: "Naked As We Came"

29. Beyoncé: "Blue"

30. Johann Sebastian Bach, Yo-Yo Ma: "Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1"

Which song would you choose as your birth song? Send us your suggestions to chatback@parent24.com

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