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Postpartum remains a difficult subject to navigate, largely because society has never quite decided what to do with a woman’s emotions after childbirth.

The arrival of a baby is traditionally treated as the culmination of a woman's journey. The congratulations begin, the celebrations follow and attention naturally shifts towards the newborn.

Postpartum remains a difficult subject to navigate, largely because society has never quite decided what to do with a woman’s emotions after childbirth.

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The arrival of a baby is traditionally treated as the culmination of a woman's journey.

The congratulations begin, the celebrations follow and attention naturally shifts towards the newborn.

Yet for the woman who has just given birth, an entirely different journey has begun.

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The arrival of a baby is traditionally treated as the culmination of a woman's journey. The congratulations begin, the celebrations follow and attention naturally shifts towards the newborn. Yet for the woman who has just given birth, an entirely different journey has begun.

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