[YAKSON] CHARACTERISTICS OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES: IMPORTANCE OF POSTPARTUM CARE
Mothers in each country have postpartum
care after childbirth. Postpartum care allows women to recover their vulnerable
body and mind to a pre-pregnant state through the intensive care (special
foods, activities, environments, or residences). It is also argued that woman’s
health of the entire life depends on how to recover her body after the
childbirth.
Proper postpartum care can help prevent the
aftereffects and the side effects after the childbirth that may occur during
this period, and help the mother recovers quickly and healthily in order for
her to a non-pregnant body state.
However, postpartum care varies from country
to country. How do the mothers in different cultures prepare after childbirth?
Let's find out distinctive postpartum cares after-birth for each country.
◆ South Korea
LIFE
After giving birth, the mother wears long
sleeves and socks for warmth. Also, avoid outdoor activities and spend 100 days
in a warm indoor.
FOOD
In Korea, mothers eat seaweed soup
immediately after giving birth. The iodine component of the seaweed soup not
only replenishes the blood of the mother who had severe bleeding at the time of
giving birth, but also clears the blood and helps to relieve the swelling.
Seaweed soup in particular is excellent at promoting the secretion of breast
milk. It is also recommended to eat with crucian carp or eel.
HEALTH
Even just simple activities such as sitting
down and raising up, are not recommended or she should be extra careful of
them, especially until 100 days after giving birth because the bones of the
body are not yet in right place and they are all open.
SUMMARY
1. Keep the environment not too hot but
just “warm”
2. Avoid cold wind and cold food
3. Take a shower with warm water for about
10 minutes
4. Have a checkup when fatigue persists for
a long time
5. Sexual intercourse should be 6 weeks
after the childbirth
6. Have regular checkup after 6 weeks from
the childbirth
◆ United States
LIFE
If the mother gives birth in a hospital,
after 30 minutes, the nurse suggests the mother to take a shower for refreshing
and pleasant state of the body. Just one week after the delivery, she can be like
ordinary woman or enjoying outdoor activities such as driving, shopping and
walking.
FOOD
After giving birth, mothers drink cool
juice to supplement blood and body fluids. In addition, Americans have no
particular food suggested after the childbirth. They tend to stimulate the appetite
by eating soup, then eat ordinary food such as bread, salad, juice, coffee or
hamburger. In addition, it is recommended to have nutritional supplements when
there is lack of nutritions.
HEALTH
Most mothers in the United States do yoga
after six weeks of childbirth. Yoga does not give a lot of pressure to mother’s
body, but it replaces the bones to right places. And at the same time, it helps
balance the body.
◆ China
LIFE
China has 28 ~ 30 days, or about one-month
postpartum care period. Usually, they do not take a shower or bath during this
period and they are extra careful of their body temperature.
FOOD
It is true that Chinese mothers drink
alcohol after childbirth. Since long time ago, Chinese mothers did not even
drink bottled water, but instead, they drank boiled alcohol to maintain their
body temperature and blood circulation. However, recently, Chinese mothers
drink wine in every meal for blood circulation and discharge of body wastes.
In addition, mothers who breastfeed tend to
have 6 to 7 meals including regular meals and snacks, and often drink apple juice.
For special tonic, they also boil the duck and eat it.
HEALTH
Like the United States, Chinese mothers do
yoga once a week and correct their bent pelvis. Most of all, Chinese mothers
refrain from using TVs or smart phones to avoid electromagnetic waves.
◆ Japan
LIFE
In recent years, the number of maternity
nursing houses or postpartum care centers have been increasing. However, in
general, Japanese mothers give birth to a child in an ob-gyn nearby, and is
discharged after 7-9 days. After that, she stays in her parents’ house about a
month in order to have the postpartum care.
EAT
Japanese mothers eat Katsuobushi, for breastfeeding.
Katsuobushi is well-known as a healthy food for all illnesses. Mothers eat them
together with various foods or eat them as snacks.
HEALTH
Japanese mothers regularly take shower 5
days after giving birth, and in the same way as Korea, it is advised to be careful
about the postpartum stroke. So they wear long-sleeved clothes to avoid the
cold wind to maintain the body temperature. They also do stretches and yoga and
in order to balance the body.
In addition,
Indian mothers eat turmeric after the childbirth, and in Sri Lanka, the mothers
drink coffee. Mongolian mothers drink Mongolian Tea for their breastfeeding.
This variety of
postpartum care depends on the tradition and culture of the country, which is
different in each country because of the structure of woman’s body.
In addition,
there are mothers who suffer from the wrong postpartum care since childbirth
involves many problems in mother’s body, especially pelvis and joints that may also
cause pain. So, it is recommended to receive care from a specialist for quicker
recovery.
Especially, it is a great help if the
mother receives pelvic correction treatment. So, the "Postpartum
Care" of Yakson House is highly recommended which also balances the bent
pelvis of the mother.
Take care of your precious and beautiful
body by having "Postpartum Care" of Yakson House. Yakson supports all
mothers in the world! :)
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