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 caring for the mother after birth.
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As modern mothers are pushed to prematurely ??bounce back?? after deliver??ing their babies?? and are often left alone to face the physical and emotional challenges of this n