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Empowering New Mothers: 4 Ways To Advocate For Better Postpartum Health Care
The female body was made for pregnancy and childbirth. But that doesn’t mean those things are easy or easily recovered from. After providing complete physical sustenance for another human being for at least nine months, a mother deserves care fit for a queen.
By Alexandra Cook4 min read
The current structure of pre- and postnatal healthcare in America spans only 10 to 12 months altogether. Most pregnant women receive prenatal care for about eight to 10 months while they carry their babies, followed by a six-week postpartum appointment. However, a woman’s postpartum recovery lasts well beyond six weeks after the birth of her baby, as most mothers will tell you. If it took you almost 10 months to grow a baby, your physical recovery will likely take at least that long.