Beliefs and Practices

on Pregnancy
Visayas
ntepartum Taboos
ffect of "tun-og
pregnant mother must always
cover her head with a handkerchief,
towel or cap when going outside the
house especially in night time,
otherwise the incoming baby will be
sickly.
iding During an clipse
There is a high risk of skin discoloration, different
from birthmark, which will permanently smear the
incoming child on a particular area.
pecting mothers are advised to hide within a
large container which will be covered.
voidance of Staying in Doors
and Staircases
mother who stays long periods at doors
and stairs will likely have difficulty in having
a normal delivery.
t is said that the baby will be trapped at the
cervi.
hile Craving, the ife Must
not alk through the usband
f the wife is craving for something
and she crosses her husband while
lying in a supine position, the husband
will develop conceiving (couvades)
syndrome.
iving a oman hat She
Craves for
hatever a woman asks for during
pregnancy should be given, otherwise
the conceived baby will loosen its
grasp on the mother's womb and
causing the mother to have a
miscarriage.
ever Cross bove Ropes or
Long Strings
mother epecting to deliver should
cross above ropes and long strings,
rather she should pass under it.
Otherwise, the conceived baby will be
poisoned within the placenta.
air- Cuts
hen a woman cuts her hair while
she is close to delivering her baby,
she will be delivering a hair-less child.
Strolling on Rivers
pregnant woman will deliver a dead
baby when she goes near or strolls in
the riverbank or the river itself.
ating Raw Rice
f a woman whom is epected to
deliver a baby eats raw rice, she will
have a toothless baby.