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Taegyo refers to a set of practices and beliefs related to prenatal development. Taegyo is said to be regulations that a mother should observe in order to have good effects on her unborn child during maternity. Also, it is the education occurring in the period of maternity and considered that when an expectant mother tries to be careful of everything, prudent in speech and action, and keep distance from evil thoughts, it affects the unborn child in good ways. In other words, Taegyo is all the effort for the mother to provide the best environment for the fetal development. This is based on the belief that fetal environment has a huge influence on the fetal development and the whole life of the baby. ==History== Taegyo was introduced into Korea introduced from China at the end of the Goryeo dynasty (918-1392). During the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1910), it gained in popularity. The Korean scholar Sajudang Lee (사주당 이씨 師朱堂李氏) wrote a book titled ''Taegyosingi'' (태교신기 胎敎新記) in 1800. In his book, Lee asserts that the ten-month education in the mother's womb is more important than the ten-year education that follows it. Proponents of Taegyo claim that its ideas overlap with, but originated significantly earlier in time than the child development theories of the Western world. Taegyo's popularity in Korea has continued into modern times: almost every book for pregnant women in Korea includes a Taegyo section. It is common for modern Korean women to practice Taegyo during pregnancy. ==Concepts== In Taegyo, the embryo is considered to be a person from fertilization. Proponents of Taegyo believe the Oriental way of determining a person's age (which adds 10 months onto the age counted from the day they were born) supports this theory. According to Taegyo theory, as an embryo and fetus, this newly created person is strongly influenced by its emotional environment: the mindset of the pregnant woman. Taegyo is a set of practices claimed to create the best environment for fetal development.〔EnCyber & EnCyber.com - http://100.naver.com/100.nhn?docid=154473〕 Practicing Taegyo is largely the responsibility of the woman. Various rule sets have been promoted: the aim of all the rules is to prevent emotional turmoil in the pregnant woman. Proponents of Taegyo point to studies showing the detrimental health effects of stress as supporting their belief that an environment of emotional calm is vitally important to the healthy formation of a child. The most popular rule set is a traditional practice called the ''seven attitudes''. An oral tradition for many years, the ''seven attitudes'' were first found in a published book in 1973, in a work by Lee Kyutae (이규태) in 1973. While the rule sets focus on controlling the woman's behavior, Taegyo holds that the actions and attitude of the husband and father are equally important: the husband is believed to be the person with the greatest influence on the emotional state of his pregnant wife. Common recommendations for the husband are to abstain from smoking and drinking and to maintain a happy and devout mind. Proponents of Taegyo believe that the emotional stability of a pregnant woman has a stronger effect on the health of the fetus than does the woman's physical health. One study they cite found that women with high levels of stress and anxiety during pregnancy had children at increased risk of attention deficit/hyperactivity, anxiety and language delay.〔University of Edinburgh (2007) Research Symposium Antenatal stress/anxiety, the fetal environment, and the neurodevelopment of the child〕 Another study touted by proponents found that cortisol levels in ten-year-old children showed a relationship to their mother's anxiety level late in pregnancy.〔BBC NEWS (Pregnancy stress 'passed to baby' ) Tuesday, 27 September 2005 〕 While Taegyo places great importance on avoiding emotional turmoil in a pregnant woman, maintaining a calm mind is considered, in itself, not enough. Different types of Taegyo focus on producing a child with a specific quality. For example, English Taegyo is done with the wish to improve the fetus's language competence. Sound Taegyo, which involves listening to good music, is done to developing the emotional sensitivity and the connection between the mother and child. ==Practices== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Taegyo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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