For as long as women have been having babies, there have been beliefs and superstitions around what the baby will look like, their assigned sex, their temperament, and guarding against defects and miscarriage.

S O U R C E S:

Pregnancy Superstitions, Richard M. Dorson, Vol. 14, No. 1 (Jan., 1955) pp. 55-56 (2 pages) Published By: Western States Folklore Society
https://www.britannica.com/story/9-bizarre-myths-about-pregnancy
https://sholescenter.com/old-wives-tales-about-pregnancy
https://svarunica.com/pregnancy-and-childbirth-fragments-of-ancient-slavic-traditions-of-the-native-faith/
https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2024/0424/1445014-ireland-folklore-conception-pregnancy-births-babies-children/

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