Postpartum Period

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The Magical, Magnificent Placenta

Modern, detached women may view the placenta with disgust and revulsion, but it is a highly evolved, incredible organ that carries both function, spirit and yes, nutrition.

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Postnatal Exercise

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Generally most women can begin a formal exercise program within 6 weeks of giving birth, though this time frame might be slightly longer for some women, including those recovering from a C-section. Most women recovering from a [...]

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Overcome Postpartum Depression

“New mothers need sleep and rest, which is hard to come by with a newborn. The Asian lifestyle is more suited for new mothers to handle these situations since grandmothers and aunts offer help voluntarily. The new mother is pampered and not allowed to do any kind of work for at least a period of [...]

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Recuperating From A Cesarean

Recovering from a cesarean is about the same as recovering from any abdominal surgery. The discomforts and pain that you would have with a vaginal birth are vastly different from the pain and recovery from a c-section.
The start of your recovery first start in the recovery room: where else? You will be watched there until [...]

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Parenting, Postnatal and Postpartum Tips

by Julian Hall
Shortly after your baby is born, you may be somewhat focused on what you experienced during labor and delivery and less on your baby. This is perfectly normal. It was a monumental event in your life, and there is a transition period. Don’t be afraid to share your feelings with others or write [...]

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Birthing Around the World

Since ancestral times, different cultures showed off different customs and beliefs around the miracle of life that birthing means. Birth has been also associated to fertility of the earth, and is the symbol of construction that rules the universe.
In Egypt, mortality of both babies and pregnant women were regarded so high that a plea for [...]

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Psychological Pain of Childbirth

Birth is an extraordinary event for families and for the whole community. We have come a long way, and it is now rare for women to die in childbirth. There are still, however, many unanswered questions. Why is birth still perceived as dangerous, when it is such a natural event and there has never [...]

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