Angela Thomas says she experienced the "most beautiful delivery" of her baby daughter – and she credits that to music.

"I always had the greatest fears when I was pregnant about what to expect during delivery," says Thomas, who lives in Englewood, N.J. "I heard so many scary stories, but I have to say that I had the most beautiful delivery. I attribute that to the music that I listened to during labor and delivery."

With her iPod headset, she was plugged into ancient chant music when her water broke at 3 p.m. on a Friday and she delivered the following Saturday morning at 8:45. She mainly listened to "Kali Durge" by Gurumayi.

Although her 18 hours of labor was painful, she chanted with her music during the entire night. "It was more out of excitement of meeting my little girl," Thomas says. "It was one of the best experiences of my life, because of the chanting, the relaxing music and the breathing I did that comes along with the chanting."

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