Music that’s good for prenatal care: classic masterpieces and popular recommended songs to help mom and baby relax
Many expectant mothers may feel, “I want to do something for my baby!” and start prenatal education.
It’s said that from around 18–20 weeks, when mothers begin to feel fetal movements, a baby’s brain and senses develop rapidly, so this is a recommended time to start prenatal education.
With that in mind, we’ve gathered music that’s perfect for prenatal listening, focusing on classical masterpieces.
Of course, it’s important for your baby to hear beautiful music, but it’s also very important for the mother to relax and spend her pregnancy with a calm mind.
Please enjoy soothing moments listening to music together with the baby in your belly.
Your warm, happy feelings will surely be conveyed to your baby.
- Songs of Pregnancy: Moving Masterpieces to Listen to During Pregnancy
- Nursery rhymes to sing to your baby! Recommended songs enjoyable from 0 months
- Music you want your baby to listen to: classical, sleep music, nursery rhymes, and BGM.
- Songs you can use on Instagram Stories for your baby’s cute moments
- Lullaby Rankings [2026]
- [Lullabies] Recommended for putting children to sleep! Songs that lull babies to sleep
- Music That Soothes a Crying Baby | Recommended Songs to Lull Them into a Comfortable Sleep
- Five important ways to share the joy of music with children
- [For 0-year-olds] Recommended songs for babies: A special feature on bonding play and traditional nursery rhymes
- Babies and kids will smile! A heartwarming collection of songs for children
- Baby massage song. A touch-and-play song that parents and children can enjoy together.
- Recommended songs for eurhythmics. Let's enjoy music using our bodies!
- The perfect song for posting a baby on Instagram Reels
Music Good for Prenatal Education: Classic Pieces and Popular Recommended Songs for Mom and Baby to Relax (11–20)
HumoresqueAntonin Dovoruzaak
The Czech-born composer Antonín Dvořák was invited to a foreign land at the age of 51 to serve as the director of a conservatory in America.
It is said that he conceived this piece there.
It became even more famous through an arrangement by the great violinist Fritz Kreisler.
Sharing the same etymological root as the word “humor” in English, this piece is simple and easy to remember, making it a recommended choice even for those who decide to listen to classical music for prenatal education but aren’t very familiar with classical music.
Minuetkurisuteian petsuōruto
This piece was composed by Christian Petzold from Germany.
For a long time it was thought to be a work by Bach, but recent research by musicologists has corrected it as Petzold’s.
The piece has been arranged and is widely known as the pop hit “A Lover’s Concerto,” so many of you may have heard it.
There are many classical pieces recommended for prenatal listening, but it’s best to choose the ones that naturally resonate with you.
VocaliseSerugei Rafumaninofu／Serugei Vashireivichi Rafumaninofu
Here is a song with piano accompaniment composed and published by Rachmaninoff in 1915.
Although it is called a song, as the title “Vocalise” suggests, it has no lyrics—only the melody is sung.
This piece seems to have been popular since it was first composed, and there are versions performed on various instruments.
Still, the human voice provides a kind of comfort distinct from instruments and stirs human emotions in a special way, so I recommend starting with a vocal rendition.
LullabySakushi: Kitahara Hakushū / Sakkyoku: Kusakawa Shin
This song, which was selected for the 2007 Japan’s Top 100 Songs, is a children’s song with lyrics by Hakushū Kitahara and music by Shin Kusakawa.
In Japan, it is cherished as a lullaby and is often heard as a music box tune inside toys for babies.
The sound of a music box is said to be good for prenatal education, so this song played on a music box could be considered the best.
In addition, this video features the sound inside a mother’s womb in the background, which is said to have a calming effect on babies.
Greeting of LoveEdowādo Erugā
Here is a piece that the British composer Edward Elgar presented in 1888 to commemorate his engagement to his wife.
It’s lovely that a piece written for an engagement has gone down in history and is loved by so many people.
His wife was eight years older than Elgar and had been his piano student.
Nowadays, that’s the kind of story that would probably be featured on a daytime talk show.
If you’ve started listening to classical music as prenatal education, it can be fun to explore other works by a composer whose piece you like, or to listen to music by other composers from the same period.