title: [Healthcare in marriage and pregnancy in Tai Ding Yang Sheng Zhu Lun].
abstract: Tai Ding Yang Sheng Zhu Lun is a monograph of life-cultivation, written by Wang Gui of the Yuan Dynasty. Wang Gui held that life-cultivation should start from marriage and pregnancy, so paid great attention to them. His thoughts reflected on marriage at an appropriate age, pregnancy at a selected time, emphasizing the health of the foetus, the priority of enriching the mind, timely care of pregnant women, etc. All of these reflect the ancient concepts of eugenics.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China.
authors.forename: Ying-ying
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jian-feng
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Qu
authors.forename: Jin-sheng
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D001877:Books / Q000266:history*; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007224:Infant Care; D008393:Marriage; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care