prenatal education; fetal education; prenatal stimulation
Refers to practices intended to positively influence the unborn baby, such as playing music, reading aloud, or maintaining a calm environment. Often associated with traditional beliefs about maternal influence.
Listening to classical music during pregnancy is part of prenatal education.
I talk to my unborn baby as part of prenatal stimulation.
Compound of 胎 (たい, 'womb') and 教 (きょう, 'teaching'). The concept has roots in traditional East Asian beliefs about maternal influence on the fetus.