Thai tradíciók a wikiről a téma kapcsán: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childbirth_in_Thailand

 

"Abortion is seen by Buddhists as "impeding an individual's rebirth and disobeying a religious prohibition on taking life"  and it is currently illegal in Thailand.

 

Only in the following three cases it is allowed:

(1) if mother's life is in danger,

(2) if mother's physical or mental health is at risk, or

(3) if the pregnancy is a result of an offense or seduction of a girl under 15.

 

However, about two-thirds of women seek help outside of the main healthcare system to terminate the unplanned pregnancy, and 12% attempt to do it themselves.

 

In Thai folklore there is a ghost known as Krasue (กระสือ) who haunts pregnant women in their homes just before or after the childbirth. Village legends say that it hovers around the house of the pregnant woman uttering sharp cries to instill fear. It uses an elongated proboscis-like tongue to reach the fetus or its placenta within the womb. This habit, among other unmentionable things that this spirit does, is believed to be the cause of many diseases affecting mainly rural women during their pregnancy."