註生娘娘是閩臺民間信仰的生育女神，主司婦女生產及幼兒保育之職。明代《封神演義》記載，該神是龜靈聖母的三位門徒—雲霄、碧霄和瓊霄三位女仙之合稱，負責人間入胎出生之事。諸多與之職能類似的女神，如臨水夫人、碧霞元君等，亦皆婦女及兒童的保護神。其中，尤以臨水夫人陳靖姑在臺灣，也有註生娘娘之稱。本論文除了求證於古代文獻、參考現代研究論著、搜尋網站訊息外，並從事部分能力所及的田野調查，使資料相互交叉比對，以探討臺灣註生娘娘信仰的情況。首先，嘗試考證釐清該神的由來；其次，略論神像的造型；第三，論述從祀神—婆姐等之職能；第四，蒐求以註生娘娘為主神的廟宇，並擇例敘述相關求神崇奉之儀式活動。

Zhushen Mother, the Goddess of Naissance in Taiwanese religious belief, is perceived as the goddess who looks after children as well as women giving birth to babies. It is stated in Fengshen Yanyi (The Investiture of the Gods or The Creation of the Gods) that Zhushen Mother is actually a general term referring to the three disciples of Tortue spirit, Yunxiao, Bixiao, and Qiongxiao, who are in charge of the conception and the naissance of human beings. In addition to Zhushen Mother, there are other goddesses assuming the duty of protecting mothers and children, including Lady Linshui, Tai Mountain Bixia Yuanjun. The former is also named as Zhusheng Mother in Taiwan.The present study aims at investigating the development of the belief in Zhushen Mother in Taiwan. The research methods include consulting ancient document and results of recent research, conducting field study, and cross-examining data of different sources. The paper presents the findings under four topics: (1) the origins of the Goddess, (2) the description of the statue figure, (3) the duties of the co-goddesses, the sisters of grandmother, and (4) temples and their rituals in worshipping the Goddess.