保生辑要云∶孕妇切忌倾 ，怀子之初，胎元未固，一遭磋跌，多致损堕。至月分已
多，儿神识初生，魄魂怯弱，母身倾跌，儿在母腹，如山崩地陷，神惊气乱，无论胎堕
子母不保，即幸而生育，其子必有胎惊夭折之虞，可不慎哉？
护生编云∶凡觉受妊，不可抬手洗头，不可曲身洗足，不可热汤多洗下体，易致窍开
胎堕。初受胎及临月，尤宜禁戒。关系不小也。
月令∶先雷三日，奋木铎以令兆民。曰雷将发声，有不戒其容止者，生子不备，必
有凶灾。是可知民生，垂疣枝指，朦聋喑哑，侏儒跛 ，形体不备者，其来有故矣。圣人
早戒于生身受气之初，后人征验于凝质象形之际，所谓胎肖之说，其言岂不可信哉？霏
雪录云∶矾昌高八舍家，轩墀间畜龟，数年生育至百余，其家产子四五人，皆龟胸伛偻。
至正末，越有夫妇二人，于大善寺金刚神侧，缚苇而居，其妇产一子，首两肉角，鼻孔昂
缩，类所谓夜叉形，陈白云家，篱落间植决明，家人摘以下茶，生三子，皆短而跛，而
王氏女甥亦跛，予皆识之。会稽民朱氏，一子亦然，其家亦多种之，悉拔去。胎养保真
论云∶吾见鄙俗妇人，怀胎时看搬傀儡，装神像，舞猴戏者，后生子貌多肖之。便产须
知云∶孕妇应避宰杀凶残之事，不见残废秽毒之人。种种琐言，其旨衷于圣训，可忽乎
哉？盖胎元化始，未有定仪，如鉴纳形，有感随象，自然之理也。
《保生辑要》说：孕妇千万不可跌倒，怀孕初期，胎元尚未稳固，一旦遭受磕碰跌倒，大多会导致损伤或流产。到了月份已多，胎儿的神识刚刚产生，魄魂怯弱，母亲身体跌倒，胎儿在母腹中，就像山崩地陷一样，神志受惊，气机紊乱，无论是否导致胎堕、母子不保，即使侥幸生育，这个孩子也必定有因胎惊而夭折的忧虑，能不谨慎吗？
《护生编》说：凡是觉得怀孕，不可以抬手洗头，不可以弯腰洗脚，不可以用热水多洗下身，容易导致窍穴张开而流产。刚受孕和临近分娩时，尤其应该禁止戒除。关系不小啊。
《月令》记载：先雷三日，摇动木铎以号令百姓。说：“雷将要发声，有不注意自己仪容举止的人，生子不完备，必定有凶灾。”由此可知民众出生，出现瘊子、枝指（多指）、盲聋哑、侏儒跛足，形体不完备的情况，其来是有原因的。圣人早在受身受气之初就加以告诫，后人则在凝质象形之际验证，所谓“胎肖”的说法，这些话难道不可信吗？《霏雪录》说：矾昌高八舍家里，庭院中养龟，几年间繁殖到一百多只，他家生了四五个孩子，都是龟胸驼背。至正末年，越地有一对夫妇，在大善寺金刚神旁边，绑芦苇居住，他的妻子生下一个儿子，头上有两个肉角，鼻孔昂缩，类似所谓的夜叉形状。陈白云家，篱笆间种植决明，家人摘下来泡茶，生了三个孩子，都短小且跛足，王氏女甥也是跛足，我都认识他们。会稽百姓朱氏，一个儿子也是这样，他家也多种植决明，全都拔掉了。《胎养保真论》说：我看见粗俗妇人，怀孕时看搬演傀儡戏、装扮神像、舞猴戏的，后来生的孩子相貌大多相似。《便产须知》说：孕妇应避开宰杀凶残之事，不见残废秽毒之人。种种琐碎言论，其主旨在于圣人的训诫，可以忽视吗？大概胎元化育开始，没有固定的仪态，如同镜子容纳形象，有感应当随形象变化，这是自然的道理。
*Bao Sheng Ji Yao* states: Pregnant women must absolutely avoid falling. In the early stages of pregnancy, when the fetal origin (Tai Yuan) is not yet solid, any bump or fall often leads to injury or miscarriage. When the months have progressed significantly, the fetus's spiritual consciousness begins to emerge, and its Po and Hun souls are fragile. If the mother falls, the fetus within the womb experiences a sensation akin to an earthquake or landslide; its spirit is startled, and its Qi becomes chaotic. Regardless of whether this results in miscarriage with loss of both mother and child, even if birth occurs successfully, the child will inevitably face the risk of premature death due to prenatal fright. Can one be too cautious?
*Hu Sheng Bian* states: Upon realizing one is pregnant, one should not raise hands to wash hair, nor bend the body to wash feet, nor frequently wash the lower body with hot water, as this may cause the orifices to open and lead to miscarriage. This is especially important to observe during initial conception and near term. The implications are significant.
The *Yueling* (Monthly Ordinances) records: Three days before the first thunder, wooden clappers are shaken to announce to the people: "Thunder is about to sound. Those who do not guard their demeanor and conduct will bear children with physical defects and surely face misfortune." From this, we can understand that conditions such as warts, polydactyly (branch fingers), blindness, deafness, muteness, dwarfism, and lameness in newborns—where the physical form is incomplete—have specific causes. Sages issued warnings at the very beginning of receiving life and Qi, while later generations verified these phenomena at the stage of congealing substance and forming shape. Thus, the theory of "fetal imitation" (Tai Xiao) is indeed credible.
*Fei Xue Lu* records: In Fan Chang, the Gao Ba household kept turtles in their courtyard for several years, breeding over a hundred. They had four or five children, all exhibiting turtle-like chests and hunched backs. At the end of the Zhiheng era, a couple in Yue lived in a shelter made of reeds beside the Vajra Deity at Dashan Temple. The wife gave birth to a son with two fleshy horns on his head and upturned nostrils, resembling a Yaksha. In the Chen Baiyun household, Cassia seeds (Jue Ming) were planted by the fence; family members picked them to make tea. Their three sons were all short and lame. Wang's niece was also lame; I knew all these individuals personally. A man surnamed Zhu from Kuaiji had a son with similar traits; his family also grew Cassia seeds extensively but eventually pulled them all out. *Tai Yang Bao Zhen Lun* states: I have seen vulgar women who, during pregnancy, watched puppet shows, deity impersonations, or monkey dances, and whose children afterward bore a resemblance to those performances. *Bian Chan Xu Zhi* states: Pregnant women should avoid witnessing slaughter and cruel acts, and should not see disabled or unclean individuals. These various trivial remarks ultimately align with sage teachings; can they be ignored? Generally, when the fetal origin begins to transform, there is no fixed pattern. Like a mirror reflecting images, it responds and takes shape according to what it perceives. This is the natural principle.