Postnatal confinement: A tradition to follow or abandon?
chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2017-07-22 09:27
Seneca (Expat in China)
A Western pregnant woman gets sheltered as much as a Chinese woman does – but I guess the time she spends in confinement, as you so quaintly put it, is limited to a few days or a couple of weeks. No, Western women also don't have to abstain from taking a shower. In fact, I seem to remember many expectant women go to special pregnant women fitness lessons. They do pregnancy exercises to keep their body fit.
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The center provides nutritious food to the new mothers. During the period, the women should rest and eat special food to help them recover. [Photo/chinanews.com] |
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