However, a woman can ask Allaah to ease her pains and make her delivery easy or whatever else she wants. However, singling out the recitation of a portion of the Quran for a given purpose without a sound evidence is a form of innovation because it is specifying something which the Sharee'ah did not specify. It should be known that Allaah made the whole Quran a cure as Allaah Says (what means): The Prophet said: ' Whoever introduces in this matter (religion) of ours something which is not part of it, it is to be rejected.' I always prayed and read surah Maryam (the Maryam chapter in the Quran) because I wanted to have a baby girl with a best character like Maryam (P2, 29 y.o.).

No doubt, believing so or practicing it is an innovation. We do not have any sound evidence in the Sharee'ah that proves that the recitation of Chapter Maryam or Chapter Yousuf helps ease labour pain. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds.

Reciting surah maryam during pregnancy