Tag: lying-in

– The practice of lying-in
– Postpartum confinement
– Old-fashioned practice
– Essential practice
– No medical complications during childbirth
– Lying-in period
– Duration of lying-in
– Recommendations for not getting out of bed
– Care during lying-in
– Female relatives
– Monthly nurse
– Maternity hospitals
– Standard postpartum care
– Caudle – hot drink for new mothers
– Congratulatory visits during lying-in
– Desco da parto – painted tray for new mothers
– Representation of lying-in in art
– Depictions of the Birth of Jesus
– Virgin Mary reclining on a couch
– Ideal images of lying-in in well-off households
– Secular images on desci da parto
– Experiences and challenges faced by women during lying-in
– Preparing for lying-in
– Dilemma of preparing for lying-in
– After-pains during lying-in
– Mixtures for lying-in women after delivery