Bringing a baby into the world is one of the most incredible things your body will ever do. During pregnancy, your body grows an entirely new organ—the placenta—to nourish and protect your baby. Then, almost overnight after birth, your body begins another extraordinary task: healing.
While much of the attention during pregnancy is focused on preparing for labor, the weeks after birth often receive far less planning. Yet the postpartum period—sometimes called the Fourth Trime