Unokami - Unokami

Japanese: ウノカミ - うのかみ
Unokami - Unokami

...A god who protects women and newborn babies without aversion to impurity both before and after childbirth. Also called Ubusama, Unokami, Obunokami, etc. Both Ubu and Ob come from the same root as Umu, which means birth, but in southern Ehime Prefecture, the soul of a child is called Ubu.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Unokami" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…出産の前後を通じて不浄を忌まず,産婦と生児を守ってくれる神。ウブサマ,ウノカミ,オブノカミなどともいう。ウブもオブも産を意味するウムと同じ語源からきているが,愛媛県南部では小児の魂をウブという。…

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