group during the latent phase. However, the interactions of group and pretest scores on all outcome measures were not significant during the active phase (Table 4) Based on the subjective assessments of women in the experimental group, the effects of music can be categorised as pain relieving ("The music help me modulate my breathing'; "The sutra take away my pain in the beginning efficaciously, "Those music change my mind, they work with me music could distract from pain, it was relaxing and labor pain was not so severe and anxiety relieving (Familiar slow music was diverting, it could cool down the anxious mind; "If I follow the rhythm of the Buddhist Scripture, a sense of security around me'; Music listening made me feel that I had something pleasant to do'; 'I felt comfortable and calm when listened to religious music') other hand, 63.3% (m 19) of the experimental group reported that music was of more than moderate helpfulness during labour.