Why do women in China have to have confinement? What are the benefits of confinement to parturient?

Why do women in China have to have confinement? What are the benefits of confinement to parturient?

1. The reason is that people from China lack scientific literacy and logical thinking habits and suffer from "taken for granted" diseases. It is taken for granted that absolute laws or judgments are derived only from personal limited experience or previous teachings. In fact, it is taken for granted that the thinking mode is immature, the critical thinking ability is insufficient, or the thinking ability can't reach the level of "metacognition" compensation effect of China Han women's low social and economic status. Historically, the long-term low social status of women in China has caused their potential rebellious consciousness. Because the whole society is too patriarchal, it is difficult for women to resist reasonably and openly, so they have to express it in some disguised ways.

2. after giving birth to a child, conditioning the body during confinement is conducive to the repair of the body. Eating some nutritious food during the confinement period can regulate qi and blood and restore the body's resistance. You can't touch cold water or blow your hair during confinement, which can reduce the symptoms of colds, colds and pains in the future. Can restore the power of motherhood. After delivery, women will feel weak all over, mainly due to muscle fatigue during delivery, and the pain will gradually disappear after a few days' rest. The pelvis will also be affected, and it will take months for the pelvis to recover.

3. Maternal labor not only consumes a lot of physical strength, but also causes some injuries. For example, when the placenta is peeled off, the wounds left on the uterine wall, perineal laceration, or surgical wounds of caesarean section need to be cultivated so that the parturient can recover her physical strength and the wounds can be recovered. During childbirth, mothers can get enough rest. During pregnancy 10 months, the growing fetus and enlarged uterus will have long-term effects on many organs. For the parturient who gave birth to the first child, the confinement period can be regarded as a buffer period of psychological adjustment, so that the parturient can gradually adapt to and get used to the role of mother.