Q&A: Noise Exposure in Pregnancy and Concert Safety

Pregnancy Podcast

Vanessa Merten

Kids & Family, Parenting

4.5 • 970 Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Pregnancy can easily cause you to second-guess the safety of everything, and it can be a bit of a balancing act to ensure you and your baby are safe while still enjoying many activities. For one listener, the question came up about whether loud music and noise exposure are safe during pregnancy. In this episode, you'll learn how babies hear in the womb, review the research on noise exposure, and hear what health organizations recommend. We'll also look at the factors that influence risk and practical strategies to reduce or mitigate them.

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0:00.0	You are listening to the pregnancy podcast with Vanessa Merton.
0:10.7	Hello, thank you for tuning into the pregnancy podcast. In today's episode, we're talking about
0:18.6	noise exposure in pregnancy and the safety of attending
0:22.9	concerts. pregnancy can easily cause you to second guess the safety of everything. And it can be a
0:30.8	bit of a balancing act to ensure that you and your baby are safe while still enjoying many activities.
0:39.6	For one listener, the question came up about whether loud music and noise exposure are safe during pregnancy. In this episode,
0:46.6	you will learn how babies here in the womb will review the research on noise exposure and hear
0:54.0	what is recommended from health organizations
0:56.6	like the American Academy of Pediatrics.
1:00.1	Plus, we'll take a look at the factors that influence risk and practical strategies to
1:06.5	reduce or mitigate them.
1:08.8	You can find the complete article and all of the resources for this
1:13.5	episode at Pregnancypodcast.com slash concert. You are currently listening to the public feed of
1:23.6	the podcast. If you're looking for ad-free content or access to every single episode,
1:30.7	become a pregnancy podcast premium member. Premium members have access to hundreds of episodes
1:37.5	that are not available publicly. All of the content is ad-free. Plus, when you sign up, you get a free copy of the Your Birth Plan book that walks you
1:47.6	step by step through creating your birth plan with sample plans and a customizable template.
1:54.4	Check out Pregnancy Podcast Premium at Pregnancypodcast.com slash premium.
2:03.9	Pregnancy comes with a lot of challenges.
2:07.1	And I love the pregnancy survival kit from eight sheep organics
2:11.6	because it is made to get you through the nine months of pregnancy as comfortably as possible. The survival kit
2:19.7	includes four handcrafted products that help with common pregnancy pains, like stretch marks,
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