産うぶの神がみ

noun

guardian deity of childbirth, newborns, and one's birthplace

A protective kami in Japanese folk belief, watching over pregnant women, safe delivery, infants, and the local area where one was born.

• 昔むかしは、産うぶの神がみに安あん産ざんを祈いのる風ふう習しゅうがあった。

  In the past, there was a custom of praying to the guardian deity of childbirth for a safe delivery.

• この地ち域いきでは、産うぶの神がみは産土神うぶすながみと同どう一いつ視しされることもある。

  In this region, the guardian deity of childbirth is sometimes identified with the local tutelary deity (ubusunagami).