Traditional antenatal instruction

More comprehensive antenatal instruction concept in ancient China, from yinshiqiju in pregnant women, spiritual, environmental aspects are involved. For example, \"flirting\" on, is to emphasize the mother during pregnancy to control ourselves, spiritual life of self regulation, experience joy, anger, sorrow, music should have the moderation should handle everything with ease. Legend, mother of Mencius once said: \"my pregnancy is a child, I do not sit, cut does not is not food, antenatal instruction. ”

China medical, more clear pointed out that fetal qi is take mother gas and health, intimately bound up with, Hei anger corresponding, if has inverse is caused by child disease; on pregnant women diet is made \"section diet\"-the-the however full, and however hunger, and does not engorgement; to peace suitable, and special pointed out that should be ring raw, and greasy; on pregnant women of life personal is made has \"rest\", environment not supercooled overheating, anti-pregnant women by \"six effects\" (wind, and cold, and summer, and wet, and dryness, and fire) of evil, think mother by how evil Fallows \' will effect to fetal.

In the heart of Chinese medical literature of the medical side. Seeking child under in the, for antenatal instruction of road recorded is detailed: \"where woman pregnancy zhihou, be do good thing, not depending on evil color, not listen to words, province lust, not curse cursed, not panic, not tired, not wild talk, not sorrow, not food raw vinegar sliding hot food, not rides horse, not climb, not p deep, not Xia Osaka (not Xia slopes), not anxious line, not clothing bait (not any taking herbs supplements), not acupuncture, are be end heart are read, often listen to classics, was order men and women, is smart enough to, loyalty really able and virtuous, so-called antenatal instruction is also. \"Even suggested in the book:\" bomb be on friendly terms, mind control, and nature, section secular desires, the concubine things clean. ”

Physical and mental health of pregnant women on fetal growth and development have very important significance, antenatal instruction therefore aims \"children describe good, virtuous\".