Feeling cooped up after childbirth – the need to go out and about.

Wray, J

Abstract

It is well known that recovering from childbirth can be a real challenge for many women. New mothers are, mostly, left to self care and manage their own recovery process. In seeking to feel like their old selves again mothers in this ethnographic study took longer than the traditional six weeks and needed to manage their feelings around being cooped up after childbirth. This article highlights an
aspect of self care such as getting out and about, with or without the baby – a process that is pivotal to good recuperation and a sense of wellbeing after childbirth.

Citation

Wray, J. (2011). Feeling cooped up after childbirth – the need to go out and about

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Feb 1, 2011
• Deposit Date: Mar 16, 2011
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 5, 2016
• Journal: The Practising Midwife
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 14
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 22-23
• Keywords: postnatal, motherhood, wellbeing, recovery, self-care
• Publisher URL: http://www.practisingmidwife.co.uk/page.php?id=1