Confinement: the combination of traditional customs and modern medicine

Confinement is a long-standing traditional custom, which originated from the Book of Rites in the Western Han Dynasty and has a history of more than 2,000 years. As an indispensable ritual behavior after childbirth, it carries profound cultural significance. From the perspective of sociology and medicine, confinement is a key stage to help parturient successfully pass the physiological and psychological turning point in life.

Necessity of postpartum conditioning

Modern medical research shows that various systems of postpartum women will undergo major changes and need to be adjusted and restored accordingly. Confinement can help women recover, relieve postpartum fatigue, improve immunity and prevent postpartum diseases.

Traditional Chinese medicine health preservation concept

Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes that postpartum women are in a state of "blood deficiency and qi deficiency" During confinement, the parturient should follow the concept of TCM health preservation, pay attention to diet conditioning, keep a good mood and avoid overwork, so as to promote the recovery of health.

Postpartum psychological adjustment

Confinement is not only the conditioning of maternal body, but also the guidance and adjustment of maternal psychology. Postpartum women often face physical and psychological pressures. During confinement, families and society should give them more care and support to help them through this critical stage.

Inheritance of traditional culture

As a traditional custom, confinement bears rich cultural connotations. In modern society, the form and content of confinement are constantly developing and changing, but its core value and significance have not changed. The inheritance of Yuezi is not only the inheritance and development of traditional culture, but also that of human civilization.