Birth Music Consultation
Birth Music Consultation (BMC) is perfect for expectant parents who wish for guidance on how to effectively use music to best support themselves during labor and delivery and do not want the music therapist to attend the birth to employ these methods. This is ideal for clients who already have a doula and don’t wish to add another support person or live far away. Expectant parents are given in-depth information and education about how music can support the birthing person, birth partner, and baby. The therapist and birthing parent will also work together to select what types of music would be most helpful to them.
The music therapy assisted childbirth method has been found to significantly decrease the birthing parent’s anxiety and discomfort while also decreasing the need for analgesic medications during labor. Babies born without the use of analgesic medications typically are more alert, calm, breath on their own more easily, and generally have higher Apgar scores. More positive feelings about the birthing process using this method have also been reported.
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We offer two different Birth Music Consultation packages to better fit a variety of needs
Our four session Birth Music Consultation package includes:
3 prenatal and 1 post-partum session with MT-BC, can be done in person or video call
Personalized collaborative playlists for use in early labor and post-partum bonding
A Nightly Practice Session Program to practice using music during the stages of birth
Access to Sound Birthing Music playlists for birth
Training on the Sound Birthing Method and how to use music to enhance a calm, relaxing state
Recordings of 2 collaborative songs written together between the family and the MT-BC
Instruction on use of music and access to multiple playlists for use after the baby is born
Our one session Birth Music Consultation package includes:
1 prenatal session with MT-BC, can be done in person or video call
Recommendations for the use of your favorite music during labor and birthing
A Nightly Practice Session Program to practice using music during the stages of birth
Access to Sound Birthing Music playlists for birth
Training on the Sound Birthing Method and how to use music to enhance a calm, relaxing state
Instruction on use of music and access to multiple playlists for use after the baby is born
7 Foundational Processes of Music During Labor and Birth
According to DiCamillo, the founder of the Sound Birthing method, there are 7 foundational processes of music during labor and birth. Some or all of the following processes may be experienced by the birthing parent and their support team.
Biological- Music changes biology- it is used to support the laboring parent to regulate breathing, lower blood pressure and respiration, and decrease discomfort.
Psychological- Music enhances the ability to use coping mechanisms during labor and may help time to seem as though it is passing faster than it really is.
Sociological- Music evokes social support from others and helps unite the birthing team together. This includes nurses, doctors, doulas, family members, and the music therapist.
Emotional- Through the iso-principle, music can be used to match or affirm moods and feelings the laboring parent is experiencing or may be used to help them change their mood.
Developmental- Music can support the process of becoming a parent, helping the parent to work through their fears and to let go.
Spiritual- Music can enhance and support spiritual processes of the laboring parent and may evoke a peak or transpersonal experience.
Environmental- Music can be very important in blocking out extraneous sounds in the birth environment that may interfere with the laboring parent’s entrainment process. Music also provides a “sound blanket” which fills the space and wraps the birthing person in sounds of comfort and safety.