Have you ever heard labor vocalization, also known as labor sounds? From short and low to long and loud, moaning during labor is one of the most common sounds a laboring woman will make. Vocalization simply means the use of any audible noises by the mother during labor. This can include singing, groaning, moaning, humming, and various tones. I was once told that the same sounds that get the baby in the womb are also the ones that get them out. Ina May Gaskin has a well known saying, “open mouth,