Social support rituals could aid new mothers during the postpartum period
By Hicbd
Fri Nov 30 2012 8:55 am
- "In Japan, during the third trimester pregnant women may go to their parental home and stay until 4 to 6 weeks of postpartum recovery, called satogaeri bunben."
- "In Punjab, Jholabhari is practiced, in which a woman in her seventh or eighth month of gestation moves into her mother's home in preparation for the upcoming birth."
- "In addition to household help and significant social support, in many cultures there are ceremonies that welcome the new mother and her newborn into society and recognize and reward the enhanced status of the mother."
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