Ill-fortune may be expected, if a woman gains weight in pregnancy. It is exceedingly unlucky for a woman carrying a child to stand in front of a mirror an observe her figure. Make a fine powder of cooked chicken gizard lining and give it, three times a day, to a woman who is pregnant and has stomach trouble. Never give a shower for a baby before it is born or you will have bad luck. Stooping for any purpose whatsoever by a woman with child will wind the baby's navel cord about its neck and obstruct the windpipe, hence causing death.
Storks bring babies.
The doctor delivers children in his medicine kit. The mother loses a tooth for each child she has. The woman who has heartburn during pregnancy will give birth to a child with a large quantity of hair. There will be trouble for the pregnant woman who attends a funeral. To be weighed while pregnant is a bad omen.