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Waxman Staff Writer Mar 3, 2016 6:42 PM UTC Music streaming service Spotify released a “birthing playlist” on Thursday, which features songs in an order that is “scientifically-designed” to help alleviate the anxiety of women who are in labor. The app compiled the playlist with Jacques Moritz, New York City-based gynecologist and assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Weill Cornell Medical College, who claims 70% of his patients make one for the big day. “Hospitals, particularly delivery rooms, can be noisy and disconcerting,” Moritz said in a statement, “a good playlist helps distract mothers from these sounds and better manage fear and pain.” Some of the song titles are rather appropriate, like “Under Pressure” (David Bowie and Queen), “Just Breathe” (Pearl Jam), and “Naked As We Came” (Iron & Wine). Here’s the track list: \[spotify id=”spotify%3Auser%3Aspotifyusa%3Aplaylist%3A3RGuZn0I0WjJoRKR2zWjeV” width=”300″ height=”380″ /\] 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 (feat. 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_ Pregnant women who want to create their own playlists pick at least 5-10 hours worth of favorite songs — especially ones with “strong instrumentals,” he says. In terms of order, he advises putting the “slow and mellow” ones at the beginning, so the high-tempo ones can play when it’s time to push. And whatever you do, don’t use any of the [“Discover Weekly” songs](http://time.com/4131520/spotify-discover-weekly-playlists/): “The delivery room is not the place to experiment with a new musician or genre,” the news release says. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4246761/spotify-gynecologist-birthing-playlist-delivery-room/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4246761/spotify-gynecologist-birthing-playlist-delivery-room/"},"headline":"Spotify Releases 'Birthing Playlist' With Songs to Help Women in Labor","datePublished":"2016-03-03T18:42:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:30:42.506Z","description":"No Salt-N-Pepa's \"Push It\", but it does have Bowie's \"Under Pressure\"","url":"https://time.com/4246761/spotify-gynecologist-birthing-playlist-delivery-room/","keywords":["Newsfeed","society"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. 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