The First Forty Days
The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother
by Heng Ou
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appears in Pregnancy, Food, and Parenting.
The first 40 days after the birth of a child offer an essential and fleeting period of rest and recovery for the new mother. Based on author Heng Ou?s own postpartum experience with zuo yuezi, a set period of ?confinement,? in which a woman remains at home focusing on healing and bonding with her baby, The First Forty Days revives the lost art of c...
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appears in Pregnancy, Food, and Parenting.
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