Pregnancy

1. Through falsehood, a woman has suffering in pregnancy.

2. It is beneficial (segulah) for a pregnancy – that she carry on herself a small piece of wood from the roof over the grave of a Tzaddik, or a magnet, and to give charity.

3. Small fish [cause one to be] fruitful and multiply.

4. Pregnant and nursing women should not eat garlic and onions.

5. A woman to whom the deeds of the wicked are hateful in her eyes will, as a result of this, become pregnant.

6. Accepting exile upon oneself is conducive (segulah) to pregnancy.

7. Eating the meat of small animals and drinking olive oil are conducive to pregnancy.

1. A woman who cannot conceive should look at the circumcision knife after the circumcision.