WHETHER PREGNANT WIFE HAS TO SIT BEFORE AGNI WHILE PERFORMANCE OF SIMANTA RITUAL?

According to Apastamba, the pregnant wife must sit to the west of the Agni , facing east for performance of sImanta.

 

parishecanAntam krtvA apareNagnim prAcIm upaveSya treNya SalalyA tribhir darbha punjIlair SalAlupsenetUrdhvam sImantam unnayati vyAhrutribhiruttarabhyAm ca !

-- Apastamba Grhya sUtra