People of the Muslim culture believe that carrying, and then raising a child is one of the greatest gifts Allah can bestow upon a woman. "We have enjoined on man, kindness to his parents. In pain did his mother bear him and in pain did she give him birth" (Surah Al Ahqaf 46:15). Sexual intercourse should only take place between a married man and woman. If a woman should become pregnant, her and the fathers parents will encourage a quick marriage and if a marriage can not take place, the woman's parents shall support her through the pregnancy and childbirth. Some Muslims believe that a pregnant woman's nutritional habits, physicality, and psychological state can have enormous influences on a child developing in her womb. For the husband, the woman's care is his biggest concern, ensuring that she receives proper nutrition and has everything she needs for an easy delivery.
-All Muslims are encouraged to have children, contraception is not expressly forbidden in Islam. Contraception is not encouraged as a means of preventing pregnancy outside of marriage.
-Most Muslims do not believe abortion is permissible unless the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest, or if the life of the mother is in danger because it would be the "lesser of the two evils".
-The Muslims call to prayer are the first words a newborn Muslim baby should hear (whispered in the right ear). Celebration call aqeeqah is celebrated on the 7th day, which involves slaughtering a sheep and then distributing the meat to family members, neighbors and the poor to help announce the birth of the child.