Rite no. 3 / 16
सीमन्तोन्नयन
Parting of the hair
A tender rite of the later months: the household gathers to bless the expectant mother, ease her mind, and wish strength and calm on the child soon to be born.
Usually in the seventh month of pregnancy.
Gṛhya-Sūtras — prenatal rites — SBE Vol. 29 (1886), public domain
The Gṛhya-Sūtras, Part I · trans. Hermann Oldenberg · 1886 · Public Domain