Postpartum

Congratulations and welcome to the wonderful world of motherhood! Your baby has just been born, and you feel full, excited, exhausted, and distressed in equal measure. Surely among the many tips you receive after giving birth is that you enjoy this stage to the fullest, because before you want to know it, your baby will already be taking his first steps.

The great moment has arrived, they have accompanied you during pregnancy and probably during childbirth, you have already discussed your needs at those times, but what happens after delivery? Do they know what you need around you? These are nine things that moms want in their postpartum, do not forget to take them into account if you are going to accompany her at those times and if you are the mother, make your wishes known.

Birth photographs summarize in an instant the beauty of one of the most powerful experiences for parents: the birth of a child. They perfectly convey the intensity of the moment, the feelings of parents and relatives, as well as the unforgettable moment of seeing their face for the first time and the first moments with the newborn.

Cesarean section is a surgical procedure in which an incision is made in the mother's abdomen and uterus to remove the baby. Once the uterus is empty and does not present tears or remains of the placenta, it is closed.

Neuroscience has been in charge of investigating how a woman's brain changes when she becomes a mother to take better care of the baby, developing more empathy and affectivity. Due to his growing involvement in raising children, science has wanted to find out if man's brain also changes and how it changes when he becomes a father.

Quarantine is, in theory, the period of forty days after delivery in which the mother recovers from the physical and emotional changes that occurred during pregnancy and birth. A return to normality, they say.

There is no doubt that the pandemic has had a great impact on the lives of all of us, but especially on that of pregnant women and those who have been mothers during the Covid. Loyola University leads and coordinates an international investigation to evaluate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on these women and asks for your collaboration to help other mothers in your same situation.

Postpartum depression, burnout and expectations about motherhood are some of the problems that can occasionally invade us with negative feelings such as sadness, guilt or discouragement.