According to folk beliefs, pregnant women need to abstain from many things to ensure the health of both mother and fetus, and one of them is visiting women who have just given birth. So is the abstinence from visiting postpartum women a fact, and why do pregnant women avoid visiting women who have just given birth? Let’s find out in the following article.
Why are pregnant women not allowed to visit postpartum women?
According to ancient beliefs, our ancestors believed that pregnant women should avoid visiting postpartum women, and below are some explanations for why pregnant women avoid visiting women who have just given birth according to that belief:
- A pregnant woman visiting a postpartum woman will lead to the fetus in the womb and the newborn baby becoming jealous of each other. This makes the fetus in the womb grow slower and harder to nurture because it is overshadowed by the newborn.
- Another reason is that if the pregnant woman is a businesswoman or trader, visiting a postpartum woman during her confinement period will affect her luck, making business unfavorable.
- In addition, according to ancient beliefs, a pregnant woman visiting a postpartum woman will affect the baby in the womb; there is a spiritual element that calls the baby out early and leads to the risk of miscarriage or premature birth.
Because of these reasons, people often tell each other that when pregnant, they should not visit postpartum women during their confinement period.
Is the avoidance of postpartum women by pregnant women true or false?
Scientifically, there has not been any research or proof that the reasons why pregnant women are not allowed to visit postpartum women are accurate; these are just folklore beliefs.
If there are cases where a pregnant woman visits a postpartum woman and then experiences premature birth or miscarriage… the main reason is due to poor health, the individual’s constitution, an improper or unscientific diet, careless walking habits, etc.
Therefore, the primary concern of pregnant women is to take care of their health, build a reasonable lifestyle, and if their constitution is not good, they should limit travel and rest to ensure the health of both mother and fetus.
Some notes when a pregnant woman visits a postpartum woman
If a pregnant woman intends to visit a postpartum woman, she should note the following points:
- Avoid visiting postpartum women in the hospital because the hospital is a place that harbors many agents that negatively affect health, and during pregnancy, the pregnant woman’s resistance is quite weak.
- Maintain good hygiene before visiting a postpartum woman, because the new mother and baby are very weak, and bacteria can easily enter and adversely affect their health.
- Avoid hugging and kissing the newborn and do not visit postpartum women when having a cold to prevent the baby from getting infected with bacteria because the newborn’s resistance is extremely weak.
Through the above article, everyone must have known the reasons why pregnant women avoid visiting women who have just given birth according to ancient beliefs. In fact, nothing has proven this to be true, and the important thing for pregnant women is to protect their health well, helping themselves and their babies stay healthy.
