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Why Chinese mothers are 'confined' for a month after birth


For Chinese Moms, Birth Means 30 Days In Pajamas - NPR

This is the traditional Chinese practice of confinement during the month after childbirth, with some modern twists. Baby Momo and his mother ...

Chinese postpartum confinement, called 'zuo yue zi,' is gaining ...

The concept of Chinese confinement — “zuo yue zi,” or “sitting the month”— is when a new mother stays at home for one month to allow her body to ...

I tried the Chinese practice of 'sitting the month' after childbirth

When my aunt learned I was pregnant with my fourth child, she begged me to respect the Chinese tradition of zuo yue zi, or “sitting the ...

Why Chinese custom 'confines' new mothers - CNN

The recent death of a Shanghai woman has put the spotlight on the Chinese traditional custom of “postpartum confinement,” a month-long ...

Sitting the Month - The Chinese Confinement Period - CAPPA

This cultural practice is meant to allow the postpartum parent to recuperate and recover from the birth of their baby. They are supposed to rest and do very ...

Maternal postnatal confinement practices and postpartum ...

The traditional Chinese postpartum confinement practice, “doing-the-month”, is considered especially effective in helping mothers recover during the postpartum ...

TIL there's a traditional "postpartum confinement" period of about 1 ...

It really stems from this idea that the mother is supposed to be pampered for a month after giving birth: bed rest, lots of iron rich food to replenish the ...

Is the 坐月子 (new mothers staying in bed for a month after giving ...

This custom is still exist in many parts of China, because people believe that mothers who just give birth a baby are too tired and too weak for ...

Why Chinese Promote Confining New Mothers for a Month - ChinaFile

The confinement tradition is so full of elaborate—sometimes contradictory—injunctions and taboos that many new mothers hire live-in ...

Why British Chinese mothers won't go out after giving birth - BBC

"Postnatal confinement" - where new mothers do not leave the house, have visitors or shower for a month after giving birth - is said to be ...

Zuo Yue Zi: My Chinese postpartum confinement - WRAL.com

... mother stays home to rest after childbirth to heal and to bond with her newborn for a month.

Confinement and convalescence of Chinese women after childbirth

Traditional custom in China stipulates that a woman should be confined to home for one full month of convalescence after giving birth.

Chinese post-partum confinement is an ancient practice that 'filled ...

The binding is called a bengkung, brought to Hong Kong from Malaysia, and is elaborately wound around a new mother's abdomen to provide post- ...

Traditional beliefs and practices in the postpartum period in Fujian ...

Zuo yuezi is the month postpartum in China associated with a variety of traditional beliefs and practices.

Chinese Confinement After Childbirth (坐月子 - The Woks of Life

Known as zuò yuè zi (坐月子) in Mandarin, it's a time when you're meant to safeguard your and your baby's health, while your body is in a ...

A Tradition for New Mothers in China, Now $27000 a Month

Such opulent sequestration is becoming the gold standard in postpartum recovery, inspired by a Chinese confinement custom known as “sitting the ...

Postpartum Dietary Intakes and Food Taboos Among Chinese ...

Food intake was assessed by multiple 24-hour dietary recall among 34 mothers during their confinement month (zuo yuezi). Body weight and height were measured, ...

I regret following the Asian tradition of 'sitting the month' after my ...

I now place much of the blame for my postpartum lows on the confinement I experienced during those early weeks after birth for the thousand-year ...

A qualitative study of postpartum practices and social support of ...

Chinese mothers are often expected to stay at home for 4-6 weeks while observing certain restrictions known as postpartum confinement, or “Zuo Yue Zi.” Aim. To ...

Post-Partum Mom Live Shares Her 30-Day Chinese Confinement ...

The 30-day confinement period is designed to help new mothers heal, regain strength and focus on caring for their newborns, while their family ...