All women, without exception, are afraid of the upcoming birth, especially for primiparas.

Many have heard from friends and grandmothers about how hard it is to give birth, non-primiparas remember the pain of attempts and contractions of previous births.

All fears are justified, because a woman wants to give birth to a beautiful and completely healthy baby.

What kind of assistance during childbirth can be provided to a woman in labor to relieve fears and pain?

Prayers for childbirth

Psychological assistance to a pregnant woman plays an important role during childbirth. And in ancient times, and now, many Orthodox women believers cannot imagine pregnancy and childbirth without turning to the Almighty for help.

During pregnancy, a woman should lead a healthy, correct lifestyle, not allowing bad feelings and thoughts to take possession of her. During pregnancy, a woman should be the most pure psychologically and spiritually.

Many women who prayed during childbirth to God or the Mother of God said that at some point the pain subsided, and a feeling of peace appeared. Reading a prayer during contractions calms, and a woman does not feel pain so acutely.

From time immemorial, in difficult times, people prayed and asked for help in front of the icon "Help in childbirth." Also, there are other icons in front of which a prayer during childbirth helps a woman in labor: “Jumping a Baby”, “Healer”, “Quick Listener”, “Feodorovskaya”

Prayer during childbirth to help a woman in labor has long been applied to each icon separately. Next, we will give you an example of prayer in front of the icons “helper in childbirth” and “leaping baby”.

Women in labor and pregnant women most often turn to these icons for help. Their help is really invaluable, they help to stop bleeding, relieve severe pain, and contribute to a successful birth process.

Prayer during childbirth to the icon of the Mother of God "Help in childbirth"

“O Holy Mother of God, our merciful Mother! Reveal on us, in the sorrow of those who are and in the sins of your servants (names) who are always abiding, your mercy and do not despise us, your sinful servants.

We resort to You, Most Holy Theotokos, realizing many of our sins and praying: visit our weak souls and ask Your beloved Son and our God to give us, Your servants (names), forgiveness.

The One, Most Pure and Blessed, we place all our hope in Thee: Most Merciful Mother of God, keep us under Your protection.

Prayer during childbirth to the icon of the Mother of God "Jumping the Baby"

“Holy Virgin, Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, even weigh the birth and nature of the mother and child, have mercy on Your servant (name) and help in this hour to let your burden be safely resolved.

O all-merciful Lady Theotokos, even if you did not demand help in the birth of the Son of God, give help to this servant of your help, who requires it, most of all from You.

Grant her blessings at this hour, and even have a baby to be born and bring into the light of this world at the appropriate time and smart light in holy baptism with water and spirit.

We fall down to you, Mother of the Most High God, praying: Be merciful to this mother, even if the time has come to be a mother, and implore Christ our God, who has incarnated from You, to strengthen me with His strength from above. Amen."

Pregnancy is a great event of carrying a child under your heart, so higher powers will help you, the main thing is to ask them for help sincerely, with a pure heart. Believe God and the Mother of God and you will be rewarded.

How to relieve pain during contractions

It is often said that pain during labor is stronger than during childbirth, so the main task with the help of a woman in labor is to relieve pain. It is not always possible to reduce it with the help of prayer, but you should not forget about it either. Sometimes it is useful to read it as a kind of mantra that allows you to focus not on painful sensations.

To reduce pain between contractions, your husband can help you a lot:

• Stroke the lower abdomen with light movements from the center to the sides, so you will calm the pain syndrome due to the relaxation of the muscles of the thighs, abdomen and perineum.
• The lumbar region can be massaged more strongly, even a fist massage will help relieve pain after a contraction.
• You can rub the thighs on the outside with fists and palms in a standing and lying position.
• A good movement is when you feel for the bones of the pelvis, press on them and move them to the stomach, then try to push them apart. It relieves pain well.

It is also possible to relieve pain by taking a position that is comfortable for you, but remember that pain during contractions is always present, so be a strong woman and everything will be fine.

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Pregnancy for a woman is often the main goal of life. We said that recently not everyone has it, a lot of families themselves, without the participation of medicine, are not able to conceive offspring. Therefore, I want to end the long-awaited pregnancy with the birth of a child, avoiding the threat of miscarriage. To keep pregnancy and childbirth on time, read prayers.

The miraculous power of prayer has not once demonstrated its power in illness and healing. She will help in childbirth. After giving birth, do not forget to thank the higher powers for the help and happiness of seeing your child healthy.

Main icons in pregnancy and childbirth

You can pray to any icon that is in the house: the icon of our Savior Jesus Christ, his mother Mary - the Holy Mother of God. In front of the icons of all saints: Matrona of Moscow, Xenia of St. Petersburg, Panteleymon, but the icon of the Mother of God "Help in childbirth" has a special power in this matter. There are several types of the “Assistant in childbirth” icon, it is very easy to recognize it by the image of the child with it. For those who have to give birth, get an icon, let it protect you.

What Saints to pray during pregnancy and childbirth

And it is not so important to whom you will turn in prayers, in front of which icon to light a candle, the main thing is that faith lives in the soul. First of all, of course, in this position, they turn to female saints. But men can help too. So prayers to Nicholas the Wonderworker, Panteleimon are also appropriate here.

Strong prayer during childbirth to the Lord Jesus Christ

Lord Jesus Christ our God, from the Eternal Father, begotten to the Son before the age, and in the last days, by the goodwill and assistance of the Holy Spirit, deigning to be born from the Most Holy Virgin as a baby, a baby, and laid in a manger, the Lord himself, in the beginning creating a man and a wife of conjugations him, giving them a commandment: grow and multiply and fill the earth, have mercy on the great mercy of Your servant (name) who is preparing to give birth according to Your commandment. Forgive her voluntary and involuntary sins, by Your grace, grant her the strength to safely get rid of her burden, keep her and the baby in health and goodness, protect them from Your angels and save them from the hostile actions of evil spirits, and from all evil things. Amen.

Another prayer in childbirth to Jesus

This prayer is non-canonical, most likely composed by the Orthodox themselves or some of the priests, but clearly contains a hidden code, so it is worth using it:

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayer for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother. Hear me, your unworthy daughter (mother's name). Lord, in the gracious power of Your children, our children (the name of the children), have mercy and save them for Your name's sake. Lord, forgive all the sins, voluntary and involuntary, committed by them before You. Lord, guide them on the true path of Your commandments and enlighten their minds with your light of Christ in the fulfillment of the soul and the healing of the body.

Lord, bless them at home, on the road, on the road, and in every place of dominion. Lord, save them under Your holy shelter from a flying bullet, arrow, poison, sword, fire, flood, from a deadly ulcer and from vain death. Lord, protect them from all visible and invisible enemies, from all sorts of troubles, evils and misfortunes. Lord, heal from all and all diseases, cleanse from all filth and ease their spiritual suffering and sorrow. Lord, grant them the grace of Your Holy Spirit for many years of life in health and chastity, in all piety, love, peace with those around them, near and far. Lord, multiply and strengthen their mental abilities and bodily strength, which You have given them for pious childbearing. Lord, grant both to me, Your daughter (mother's name), and to all parents praying for the children of Your children (children's name). Our parental blessing in the coming, coming time of morning, afternoon, evening and night, for the sake of Your name. For Your kingdom is eternal, all-powerful and mighty.

Lord have mercy, Lord have mercyLord, have mercy.Amen.

Prayer for easy childbirth to the Most Holy Theotokos:

Blessed Virgin, Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, weigh the birth and nature of the mother and child, have mercy on Your servant (name), and help in this hour, may your burden be safely resolved. O All-Merciful Lady Theotokos, even if you did not demand help in the birth of the Son of God, give help to this servant of Yours, who requires help, most of all from You. Grant her blessings at this hour, and be born and bring a baby into the light of this world, at the right time and vouchsafe light in holy baptism with water and spirit. We fall down to you, Mother of the Most High God, praying: Be merciful to this mother, even if the time has come to be a mother, and implore Christ our God, who has incarnated from You, to strengthen me with His strength from above. As if His power is blessed and glorified, with His Beginningless Father, and His Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer to the Holy Great Martyr Catherine (during difficult childbirth)

The most beautiful, wise, wonderful virgin, St. Great Martyr Catherine! Having thoroughly studied all Hellenic wisdom, oratorical art and philosophy, and medical science well, you desired more enlightenment, but having believed in Christ, in a vision you saw the Eternal Infant in the arms of his Most Pure Mother, who gave you the ring of immortal betrothal to Him. Fierce, then, having endured torment, heavy blows and cruel wounds, and the darkness of the prison, and members of the fragmentation on wheels, by the power of Christ you were healed from all this. Going to the execution, you prayed like that, glorious great martyr: “Lord, Jesus Christ! Those, the trees, will call upon me Your all-holy name, fulfill in the good forgiveness of everything, if they need it, so that Your greatness is sung from all forever. Wives, tormented by birth diseases and calling for your help, showing intercession, you, Saint Catherine; therefore, even now, with love and reverence of those who pray to you, and with faith, warmth, and tears from the bottom of your heart, women who come running to you, do not reject, hasten to help them and free them from difficult births, so that having given birth to children, they will raise them in the fear of God, thanking you, most glorious Catherine, for the help shown to them, and glorifying God for you with all their house. Amen.

Prayer for a successful birth to the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God

O Most Holy Lady Virgin Mother of God,
Save and save under Your shelter my children (names),
All youths, maidens and babies,
Baptized and nameless and carried in the womb.
Cover them with the robe of Your motherhood,
Keep them in the fear of God and in obedience to your parents,
Beseech my Lord and Your Son,
May He grant them that which is profitable for their salvation.
I entrust them to your motherly care,
Like you are the Divine Cover of your servants.
Mother of God, introduce me into the image of Your heavenly motherhood.
Heal the spiritual and bodily wounds of my children (names),
Inflicted by my sins.
I entrust my child entirely to my Lord Jesus Christ and to Yours,
pure, heavenly patronage.
Amen!

Prayer for the preservation of pregnancy

And now you carry a new life within you. But often there is a threat of miscarriage, so that this does not happen, so that you can bear the child to the end, the words of the next conspiracy will help you. You need to talk into a glass of water and let the pregnant woman drink 12 sips from this glass during the day. Words that say water:

Mother Mother of God, intercessor of mothers, come out of the black doors, strengthen the servant of God (name), the fetus of the womb and the womb of the fetus. Amen.

Prayer during pregnancy so that the child is strong and beautiful

You are pregnant and, like every mother, you want your child to be healthy, happy and good-looking. On the days of the new moon, washing your face, say:

How you, moon, are bright, clear and beautiful for the whole world,

So my child would be healthy and beautiful.

In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Now, forever, forever and ever. Amen

Protective amulet during pregnancy

Everyone knows how many surprises happen in life when a pregnancy turns into a miscarriage. So that hostility does not happen to you injuries, falls, bruises, diseases, it is important to do protective rite, read these words:

"Mother intercessor, intercede for my stomach, for my child,
Save, save and protect me.
In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen."

Read between contractions:

Christ was born and we are waiting for the baby. Amen

Ritual for long births

Open all the locks in the house. Light a candle and read:

Until the candle burns out, then she is the servant of God (name) and will give birth. Amen

I really hope that these prayers and rituals will help you during pregnancy, preserve the fetus, and you will give life to a new person with joy and patience.

On February 3, it was customary to pray for pregnant women for easy childbirth. But on any other day, prayers will help you. Of the canonical prayers, the most common is the prayer and akathist before the icon of the Mother of God “Help in childbirth”, as well as prayers to the Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God, “Healer”, plus they additionally pray to the Great Martyr Barbara and Anastasia the Solver as helping in childbirth. There are a few more prayers to the Lord Jesus Christ for obstetric care and a successful pregnancy.

Prayers to the icon Helper in childbirth:

Option 1.

Oh, the All-Merciful, Good and True Protector of ours, Madam Mother of God, who does not leave us in earthly life! To whom I will offer prayers, to whom I will bring tears and sighs, if not to You, Consolation to all the faithful! With fear, faith, love, Mother of the Belly, I pray: May the Lord enlighten the Orthodox people for salvation, may He give birth to children to You and Your Son in goodness, may He keep us in purity of humility, in the hope of Christ of salvation, and grant us all, in the covers of Thy grace, earthly consolation. Keep us under the shadow of Your mercy, Helper in childbirth, Most Pure, praying for childbirth help, freedom from evil slander, grave misfortunes, adversity and death. Grant grace-filled insight, the spirit of contrition for sins, grant to see the full height and purity of Christ's teaching given to us; keep us from fatal alienation. Yes, all of us, gratefully singing Your greatness, let us be blessed with heavenly peace and there with Your beloved, with all the saints, we will glorify in the Trinity the One God: the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever.
Amen.

Option 2.

Oh, Blessed Lady the Lady Theotokos, who knew the happiness of Motherhood, in which the excitement, hopes, anxieties and sorrows of all earthly mothers accepted, do not leave with Your prayers those who fall to the holy and miraculous icon of Your servant (names) and ask Your Son and all God of barrenness permission, in childbirth help and goodness, while the baby is their reliable cover and protection. Look, Blessed Mother, Helper in childbirth, on these Thy servants, united by the union of conjugal union and pleading for Thy help, may Thy mercy be upon them, may they be fruitful and may they see their sons of their sons to the third and fourth generation and live to the desired old age and they will enter into the kingdom of heaven of your Son and our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom all glory, honor and worship is due with the Father and the Holy Spirit forever.
Amen.

Prayer during childbirth to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Blessed Virgin, Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, weigh the birth and nature of the mother and child, have mercy on Your servant (name), and help in this hour, may your burden be safely resolved. O All-Merciful Lady Theotokos, even if you did not demand help in the birth of the Son of God, give help to this servant of Yours, who requires help, most of all from You. Grant her blessings at this hour, and be born and bring a baby into the light of this world, at the right time and vouchsafe light in holy baptism with water and spirit. We fall down to you, Mother of the Most High God, praying: Be merciful to this mother, even if the time has come to be a mother, and implore Christ our God, who has incarnated from You, to strengthen me with His strength from above. As if His power is blessed and glorified, with His Beginningless Father, and His Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer during childbirth to the Lord Jesus Christ
Lord Jesus Christ, our God, from the Eternal Father, begotten to the Son before the age, and in the last days, by the goodwill and assistance of the Holy Spirit, deigned to be born from the Most Holy Virgin as a baby, I will give birth and be laid in a manger. Lord Himself, in the beginning He created a man and a wife to hide him, giving them the commandment: Grow, and multiply, and fill the earth; have mercy on your great mercy to your servant (name), who is preparing to give birth according to your commandment. Forgive her voluntary and involuntary sins, by Your grace, grant her the strength to safely get rid of her burden, keep her and the baby in health and goodness, protect me with Your Angels and save from the hostile actions of evil spirits, and from all evil things. Yako God is Good and Humanitarian, and we send glory to You, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen

Prayer for help in difficult childbirth

The Most Holy Theotokos in front of Her icon "Feodorovskaya"

To whom will I call, Lady, to whom will I resort in my sorrow; to whom shall I bring my tears and sighs, if not to Thee, Queen of Heaven and earth; who will cast me out of the mud of sins and iniquities, if not You, O Mother of the Belly, Intercessor and Refuge of the human race. Hear my groaning, console me and have mercy in my sorrow, protect me in troubles and misfortunes, deliver me from bitterness and sorrows and all kinds of ailments and diseases, from enemies visible and invisible, pacify the enmity of those who torment me, so that I will be delivered from human slander and malice, so free me from your own flesh of vile customs. Cover me under the shade of Your mercy, may I find peace and joy and cleansing from sins. I entrust myself to your motherly intercession: wake me, Mati, hope and protection, help and intercession, joy and consolation, and an ambulance in everything Helper. O wonderful mistress! Everyone who flows to You, does not depart without Your almighty help, for this reason, unworthy, I resort to You, so that I will be delivered from sudden and fierce death, gnashing of teeth and eternal torment. I will be honored to receive the Kingdom of Heaven, and the river in the tenderness of my heart: Rejoice, Mother of God, our zealous Representative and Intercessor, forever and ever. Amen.

I myself gave birth to my son with a prayer in my pocket and constantly read it during contractions. I will be brief: the birth went well and the baby was born healthy. I also had an icon for assisted childbirth with me in my pocket.

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Almost every woman is afraid of childbirth: some remember the pain of previous contractions and attempts, others have heard from grandmothers, friends and neighbors how hard it is to give birth. But, one way or another, absolutely everyone is preparing for this event and in very different ways. Someone is looking for a good doctor and a maternity hospital, someone finds out about, someone runs around the shops, buying diapers, caps and a chest of drawers for the nursery ... Without a doubt, all things are important. But the main thing in this bustle is not to forget about prayer.

A believing woman knows well that she cannot cope without God's help. it does not leave her neither in the days of preparation for conception, nor in the days of pregnancy, nor during childbirth. Many may object: how to pray during childbirth for a woman in labor? After all, you need to think about fights, attempts ... The Holy Fathers teach that a person should pray every free minute. This also applies to a woman in labor during labor. Reading a prayer calms, and its power invisibly helps in the most difficult moment.

Spiritual preparation

You need to prepare for childbirth not only physically and psychologically, but also spiritually. What does it mean? A pregnant woman must visit the temple before giving birth, attend the service, confess and partake of the Mysteries of Christ. Regardless of how you "carry" your baby, childbirth can be unpredictable. And doctors are not always able to influence the outcome of delivery. Only the Lord is merciful and omnipotent.

A few centuries ago, a woman in labor could not rely on anyone but God. Midwives did not approach a pregnant woman without praying. In the corner in front of the icons, a lamp was burning, and all the relatives sincerely prayed. Today, people mostly rely on doctors, and only in extreme cases remember to pray. Few people believe in miracles these days. But they do happen. According to our faith, it will be for us. Many cases are known when prayer during childbirth worked wonders: severe labor pains subsided, those who could not be relieved from the burden were resolved, and even bleeding during childbirth stopped.

To whom to pray?

Since ancient times, the tradition has been passed down from generation to generation to pray in front of the icons of the Mother of God "Help in childbirth", "Jumping the baby", "Feodorovskaya", "Healer", "Skoroposlushnitsa" ... And this is far from a complete list, because the Miraculous icons in many Orthodox churches. But the main thing is not which icon to bow to in prayer, the main thing is sincere prayer. Close people should pray for a woman in labor. It is good these days to order a prayer service in the temple, read akathists to the Mother of God and other saints.

First of all, in all sorrows, we turn to the Mother of God. She hears us and helps. In her purity and holiness, the Blessed Virgin gave birth to the Son of God painlessly. Having experienced human difficulties, she understands each of us.

During childbirth, they also pray to the Holy Great Martyr Catherine, Xenia of Petersburg, Anastasia the Resolver. During difficult childbirth, pray to the righteous Joachim and Anna, the parents of the Most Holy Theotokos, Zechariah and Elizabeth, the parents of John the Baptist. Both married couples were barren until their old age, but they did not lose faith and prayed unceasingly until the Lord gave them a child.

Prayers

Prayer to the Lord Jesus Christ

Lord Jesus Christ, our God, from the Eternal Father, born to the Son before the age, and in the last days, by the goodwill and assistance of the Holy Spirit, deigned to be born from the Blessed Virgin as a baby, I will give birth and be laid in a manger. Lord Himself, in the beginning He created a man and a wife to hide him, giving them the commandment: Grow, and multiply, and fill the earth; have mercy on your great mercy to your servant (name), who is preparing to give birth according to your commandment. Forgive her voluntary and involuntary sins, by Your grace, grant her the strength to safely get rid of her burden, keep her and the baby in health and goodness, protect me with Your Angels and save from the hostile actions of evil spirits, and from all evil things. Yako God is Good and Humanitarian, and we send glory to You, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen

Prayers to the icon of the Mother of God "Help in childbirth"

Prayer one

Accept, Lady Mother of God, the tearful prayers of Your servants, who flow to you. We see you on a holy icon in the womb bearing your Son and our God, the Lord Jesus Christ. If and without pain you gave birth to Him, both the mother of grief, weight and weakness of the sons and daughters of men see. The same warmth falling to Your wholesome image, and tenderly kissing this, we pray to You, all-merciful Lady: to give birth to us sinful condemned in illnesses and to nourish our children in sorrows, mercifully spare and compassionately intercede, our babies, who also gave birth to them, from a serious illness and deliver bitter sorrow. Grant them health and well-being, and nourishment from strength will increase in strength, and those who feed them will be filled with joy and consolation, as even now, through Your intercession from the mouth of the infant and the pissing Lord, He will give His praise. O Mother of the Son of God! Have mercy on the mother of the sons of men and on Your weak people: soon heal the illnesses that come upon us, quench the sorrows and sorrows that are upon us, and do not despise the tears and sighs of Your servants. Hear us on the day of sorrow before the icon of Your kneeling, and on the day of joy and deliverance, accept the grateful praise of our hearts. Lift up our prayers to the throne of Your Son and our God, may he be merciful to our sin and weakness and give mercy to His leading His name, as yes, we and our children will glorify Thee, the merciful Intercessor and the faithful Hope of our kind, forever and ever .

Prayer two

Oh, Blessed Lady the Lady Theotokos, who does not leave us in earthly life! To whom I will offer prayers, to whom I will bring tears and sighs, if not to You, Consolation to all the faithful! With fear, faith, love, Mother of the Belly, I pray: May the Lord enlighten the Orthodox people for salvation, may He give birth to children to You and Your Son in goodness, may He keep us in purity of humility, in the hope of Christ of salvation, and grant us all, in the covers of Thy grace, earthly consolation. Keep us under the shade of Your mercy, Most Pure, praying for childbirth, help, slander of evil freedom, grave misfortunes, misfortunes and deaths. Grant grace-filled insight, the spirit of contrition for sins, grant to see the full height and purity of Christ's teaching given to us; keep us from fatal alienation. Yes, all of us, gratefully singing Your greatness, let us be blessed with heavenly peace and there with Your beloved, with all the saints, we will glorify in the Trinity the One God: the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos in front of Her icon "Feodorovskaya"

Troparion, tone 4: By the coming of Your honest icon, the Mother of God, rejoiced today, the God-protected city of Kostroma, like ancient Israel to the covenant, flows to the image of Your face and our God incarnated from You, and by Your Maternal intercession to him, intercede to all under the shade of your shelter to those who seek refuge in peace and great mercy.

Kontakion 1st: To the Chosen Voivode, the Most Immaculate Virgin Mary, Our Intercessor and the Unshameful Intercession of Christians, by the appearance of His miraculous icon giving joy to the Russian land and all the faithful children of the Church that has enlightened, we diligently offer thanks to Thee, the Mother of God, and bowing down to Your wonderful image, touchingly verb. Save, Lady, and have mercy on Thy servants, who call: Rejoice, Mother of God, our zealous Intercessor and Intercessor.

Prayer: To whom I will call, Lady, to whom I will resort in my sorrow; to whom I will bring my tears and sighs, if not to You, the Queen of Heaven and earth: who will cast me out of the mire of sins and iniquities, if not You, O Mother of the Belly, Intercessor and Refuge of the human race. Hear my groaning, console me and have mercy in my sorrow, protect me in troubles and misfortunes, deliver me from bitterness and sorrows, and all sorts of ailments and diseases, from enemies visible and invisible, die the enmity of those who torment me, may I be delivered from slander and human malice ; so free me from your own flesh of vile customs. Cover me under the shade of Your mercy, may I find peace and joy and cleansing from sins. I entrust myself to your motherly intercession; wake me Mati and hope, cover, and help, and intercession, joy and consolation, and an ambulance in everything Helper. Oh wonderful mistress! Everyone flows to You, without Your almighty help does not depart; for this sake, and I am unworthy of you, I resort to you, so that I will be delivered from sudden and fierce death, gnashing of teeth and eternal torment. I will receive the Kingdom of Heaven and I will be honored with You in the tenderness of the heart of the river: Rejoice, Mother of God, Our zealous Intercessor and Intercessor, forever and ever. Amen.

Oh, Glorious Mother of God, have mercy on me, Thy servant, and come to my aid during my illnesses and dangers, with which all the poor daughters of Eve give birth. Remember, O Blessed One in women, with what joy and love You went hastily to a mountainous country to visit Your relative Elizabeth during her pregnancy, and what a miraculous effect Your grace-filled visit had on both mother and baby. And according to Thy inexhaustible mercy, grant me, Thy humble servant, to be relieved of the burden safely; grant me this grace so that the child, now resting under my heart, having come to his senses, with joyful leaping, like the holy infant John, worships the Divine Lord the Savior, who, out of love for us sinners, did not disdain himself to become a Baby. The unexpressed joy with which Your virgin heart was filled when looking at Your newborn Son and Lord, may it alleviate the sorrow that is coming to me amid the illnesses of birth. May the life of the world, my Savior, born of Thee, save me from death, which cuts off the lives of many mothers at the hour of resolution, and may the fruit of my womb be counted among the elect of God. Hear, O Most Holy Queen of Heaven, my humble supplication and look upon me, a poor sinner, with Thy eye of grace; do not shame my hope in Your great mercy and fall on me. Helper of Christians, Healer of diseases, may I also be able to experience for myself that You are the Mother of Mercy, and may I always glorify Your grace, which has never rejected the prayers of the poor and delivers all those who call on You during times of sorrow and illness. Amen.

It is not necessary to pray these particular prayers, standing in front of a specific icon. Pray "Our Father ...", say the Jesus Prayer, pray in your own words, asking for help in childbirth.

Remember, the salvation of a woman, according to God's providence, is in childbearing. Believe me, God will not leave us on the path to salvation!

Especially for- Tanya Kivezhdiy

Prayers before childbirth and prayers in difficult childbirth

Orthodox prayers before childbirth help expectant mothers ask for a safe resolution. During pregnancy, you should pray more fervently, and partake of the Holy Mysteries of Christ as often as possible. So childbirth will be calmer, with great happiness.

Prayers before childbirth: for the safe resolution of healthy children

Heavenly Father

Prayer of the expectant mother

Almighty God, Creator of everything visible and invisible! To You, beloved Father, we resort, gifted with the mind of creation, because You, on special advice, created our race, having created our body from the earth with indescribable wisdom and breathed into it the soul from Your Spirit, so that we would be your likeness. And although it was in Your will to create us immediately, like angels, if only You wanted, but Your wisdom was pleased that through husband and wife, in Your established order of marriage, the human race would multiply. You wanted to bless people so that they would grow and multiply and fill not only the earth, but also the angelic hosts. O God and Father, may Your name be forever glorified and glorified for all that You have done for us!
I also thank You for Your mercy, that not only I, according to Your will, came from Your wonderful creation and fill the number of the elect, but that You honored me to bless in marriage and sent me the fruit of the womb. This is Your gift, Your Divine mercy, O Lord and Father of spirit and body! Therefore, I turn to You alone and pray to You with a humble heart for mercy and help, so that what You do in me by Your power is preserved and brought to a prosperous birth. For I know, O God, that I am not in the power and not in the power of man choose your path. We are too weak and prone to fall to bypass all those networks that the evil spirit sets up for us at Your will, and avoid those misfortunes into which our frivolity plunges us. Your wisdom is limitless. Whom You wish, You will save unscathed through Your Angel from every misfortune.
Therefore, I, merciful Father, commit myself in my sorrow into Your hands and pray that You look at me with an eye of mercy and save me from all suffering. Send me and my dear husband joy, O God, Lord of all joy! So that we, at the sight of Your blessing, worship You with all our heart and serve with a joyful spirit. I do not want to be removed from what You imposed on our entire race, commanding to give birth to children in illnesses. But I humbly ask You to help me endure suffering and send a prosperous outcome. Hear, merciful God, the prayer of Your last servant, fulfill the prayer of our heart, for the sake of Jesus Christ, our Savior, who became incarnate for us, now abides with You and the Holy Spirit and rules in eternity. Amen.

Holy Mother of God

Prayer of the expectant mother

O Most Glorious Mother of God, have mercy on me, Thy servant, and come to my aid during my illnesses and dangers, with which all the poor daughters of Eve give birth. Remember, O Blessed One in women, with what joy and love You went hastily to a mountainous country to visit Your relative Elizabeth during her pregnancy, and what a miraculous effect Your grace-filled visit had both in the mother and in the baby (Lk. I, 41-45) . And according to Thy inexhaustible mercy, grant also to me, Thy most humble servant, to be relieved of the burden safely, grant me this grace so that the child now resting under my heart, having come to her senses, with joyful leaping, like the holy baby John, worships the Divine Lord the Savior, Who, out of love for us sinners, did not abhor himself to become a baby. The unexpressed joy with which Your virgin heart was filled when looking at the newborn of Your Son and Lord, may it alleviate the sorrow that is coming to me amid the illnesses of birth. May the life of the world, my Savior, born of Thee, save me from death, which cuts off the lives of many mothers at the hour of resolution, and may the fruit of my womb be counted among the elect of God. Hear, O Most Holy Queen of Heaven, my humble prayer and look upon me, a poor sinner, with the eye of Your grace, do not shame my hope in Your great mercy and fall on me. Helper of Christians, Healer of diseases, may I also be able to experience for myself that You are the Mother of Mercy, and may I always glorify Your grace, which has never rejected the prayers of the poor and delivers all those who call on You during times of sorrow and illness. Amen.

The Most Holy Theotokos in front of Her icon "Healer"

Prayer

Accept, O All-Blessed and Almighty Lady Lady Theotokos Virgin, these prayers, with tears now brought to You from us, Your unworthy servants, to Your wholesome image, the singing of those who send with tenderness, as if You Yourself, who is here and listens to our prayer.
By any request, do the fulfillment, quickly relieve, give the weak health, heal the weak and sick, drive away the demons from the demons, deliver the offended from insults, cleanse the lepers and small children, have mercy, moreover, to the Lady the Lady Theotokos, and free from bonds and dungeons and all kinds of passions you heal: the whole essence is possible by your intercession to your Son, Christ our God.
O All-Singing Mother, Holy Mother of God! Do not stop praying for us, Thy unworthy servants, glorifying Thee and honoring Thee, and worshiping Thy Most Pure Image with tenderness, and having irrevocable hope and undoubted faith in Thee, the Most Glorious and Immaculate Ever-Virgin, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen.

The Most Holy Theotokos in front of Her Icon of the Quick Listener

Prayer

Blessed to the Lady, Ever-Virgin Mother of God, God the Word, more than any word for our salvation, giving birth, and receiving His grace more abundantly than all others, a sea of ​​Divine gifts and miracles, an ever-flowing river, pouring out goodness to all who, with faith, come running to You! Falling down to Your miraculous image, we pray to You, the all-generous Mother of the philanthropic Lord: surprise us with Your rich mercy and our petitions, brought to You, quick to hearken, speed up to fulfill everything, hedgehog for the benefit of consolation and salvation for someone who arranges. Visit, Blessing, Thy servants of Thy grace, give the ailing healing and perfect health, overwhelmed silence, captivated freedom, and various images of the suffering consolation. Deliver, All-Merciful Lady, every city and country from hunger, ulcers, coward, flood, fire, sword and other executions, temporal and eternal, with Your motherly boldness, averting the wrath of God, and spiritual relaxation, overwhelmed by passions and falls, free Your servant, as if unstumblingly having lived in all piety in this world, and in the future of eternal blessings, we will be vouchsafed to the grace and philanthropy of Your Son and God, to Him befits all glory, honor and worship with His Beginning Father and the Most Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos

Blessed Virgin, Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, weigh the birth and nature of the mother and child, have mercy on Your servant (name), and help in this hour, may your burden be safely resolved. O All-Merciful Lady Theotokos, even if you did not demand help in the birth of the Son of God, give help to this servant of Yours, who requires help, most of all from You. Grant her blessings at this hour, and be born and bring a baby into the light of this world, at the right time and vouchsafe light in holy baptism with water and spirit. We fall down to you, Mother of the Most High God, praying: Be merciful to this mother, even if the time has come to be a mother, and implore Christ our God, who has incarnated from You, to strengthen me with His strength from above. As if His power is blessed and glorified, with His Beginningless Father, and His Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer to the Lord Jesus Christ

Lord Jesus Christ, our God, from the Eternal Father, begotten to the Son before the age, and in the last days, by the goodwill and assistance of the Holy Spirit, deigned to be born from the Most Holy Virgin as a baby, I will give birth and be laid in a manger. Lord Himself, in the beginning He created a man and a wife to hide him, giving them the commandment: Grow, and multiply, and fill the earth; have mercy on your great mercy to your servant (name), who is preparing to give birth according to your commandment. Forgive her voluntary and involuntary sins, by Your grace, grant her the strength to safely get rid of her burden, keep her and the baby in health and goodness, protect me with Your Angels and save from the hostile actions of evil spirits, and from all evil things. Yako God is Good and Humanitarian, and we send glory to You, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayers for help in difficult childbirth

The Most Holy Theotokos in front of Her icon "Feodorovskaya"

Prayer

To whom will I call, Lady, to whom will I resort in my sorrow; to whom shall I bring my tears and sighs, if not to Thee, Queen of Heaven and earth; who will cast me out of the mud of sins and iniquities, if not You, O Mother of the Belly, Intercessor and Refuge of the human race.
Hear my groaning, console me and have mercy in my sorrow, protect me in troubles and misfortunes, deliver me from bitterness and sorrows and all sorts of ailments and diseases, from enemies visible and invisible, pacify the enmity of those who torment me, may I be delivered from slander and human malice , so free me from my own flesh of vile customs.
Cover me under the shade of Your mercy, may I find peace and joy and cleansing from sins. I entrust myself to your motherly intercession: wake me, Mati, hope and protection, help and intercession, joy and consolation, and an ambulance in everything Helper.
O wonderful mistress! Everyone who flows to You, does not depart without Your almighty help, for this reason, unworthy, I resort to You, so that I will be delivered from sudden and fierce death, gnashing of teeth and eternal torment. I will be honored to receive the Kingdom of Heaven, and the river in the tenderness of my heart: Rejoice, Mother of God, our zealous Representative and Intercessor, forever and ever. Amen.

Reverend Melanin the Roman

Prayer (common to reverend wives)

O glorious mother, our quick helper and intercessor and vigilant prayer book for us! Coming to your pure image and thee, as if I live, in vain, falling down, we pray to you: accept our petitions and irinesi I to the throne of the merciful Heavenly Father, as if I have boldness for him. Ask those who flow to You and all Orthodox Christians eternal salvation and temporary prosperity, speedy deliverance from all troubles and sorrows. She, our child-loving mother, you, the coming throne of God, are aware of our spiritual and worldly needs, look at us with a motherly eye, and with your prayers, turn away from us fluctuations by every wind of teaching, multiplication of evil and ungodly customs: affirm in all faiths consistent knowledge, mutual love and like-mindedness, yes to all, and his words, and writings, and deeds, the All-Holy Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, one God, worshiped in the Trinity, is glorified among us, to Him honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

We hope prayers before childbirth, prayers in difficult childbirth will help your safe resolution. Easy childbirth!

From book:
"Prayers for help in family needs"

Conspiracies during childbirth

Do not forget that at the time of childbirth, you should untie all the knots in your clothes, unbutton the locks, buttons, let your hair down and unlock the padlocks.

Conspiracies are read between contractions and stroked on the stomach from top to bottom, and then on the sides.

1. Christ was born, and we are waiting for the baby. Amen.

2. Until the candle burns out, then she will give birth. Amen.

3. Isaiah, rejoice the human race through our Savior Christ. Amen.

4. Jesus Christ in heaven, a living soul in calves, may my words be molded, strong, lighter than stone, lighter than a sharp knife, lighter than a damask knife. Teeth, key, mouth, lock. Lord, receive my spirit. Amen.

5. Mother of God, stand at the head, light a candle not for peace, light a candle for health. Guardian Angel, deliverer of sufferers, save, save. Save the slave (name) from death. Amen.

6. As the waters go, let the woman in labor say:

I trust the Mother of God, in her hands.

Take off, Mother, from me flour.

Save, save and defend, help me in childbirth.

In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

7. In case of prolonged torment, one should turn out the man's trousers, lay them on the floor and, standing with his back to them, step over them, as if backing away. At the same time they say:

Do not go, spool, through the womb,

do not look for the baby, he is here,

he goes - his mother and father are waiting.

The Mother of God blesses, the womb releases into the world.

8. When the birth is too long, you need to sprinkle water from your mouth on the woman in labor and say:

Water from your mouth, baby from you.

9. Put a couple of testicles in a mug of water and say:

Like a chicken laid eggs easily

So would you, slave (name),

The child brought it easily.

In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Then give a spoonful of this water to the woman in labor. She quickly and easily gives birth.

10. They put a thimble on the ring finger and baptize the navel of the woman in labor with it, while saying:

Iron door, unlock the bolt.

Stone mountain, golden domes,

holy crosses,

God bless

Pierce the waters, start childbirth, whom God gives.

In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

11. If it is unbearable to endure long labor pains, let the woman in labor turn in the direction where the sun is in the sky, and if it is night, then the moon. She needs to cross herself three times and say this:

Oh my God,

I stand, slave (name), in front of you.

Before me are two thrones,

On the thrones of those, Jesus and the Mother of God sit,

They look at my tears.

Holy Mother of God

Holding golden keys

she opens meat caskets,

releases from the womb:

from my flesh, from hot blood.

Lord, take away the aches,

pinches, pain inside!

How the Mother of God gave birth without torment, without pain,

open the gates of bone.

12. A woman in labor is baptized three times and says:

I cross myself three times

God bless.

Queen of heaven, I will pray to You.

Take the golden keys

unlock mountains of meat, shed blood,

and to me, slave (name), come on in the arms of the baby

In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

From birth fever

This conspiracy is read as soon as the baby is born and they stroke their stomach.

Damask knife, Alatyr stone, the paths of the Lord, earthly and heavenly, strengthen the spirit of the slave (name), the power of the blood of the abdomen, quench the fire, the birth fever of the servant of God (name). Guardian Angel, cover her with your right wing. Amen.