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Managing bad bloodAs postpartum discharge or lochia is present during the postpartum recuperative period, the new mother is considered to the sick or in a state of ill-health. Postpartum discharge was viewed as bad or useless blood that was not wanted in the body. This blood, however, was seen by the women (n = 416, 81.2%) to hold some sort of power that could contaminate others with who they come into contact during this period. The imposed hygiene restrictions were the same for new mothers as for menstruating women. For example, new mothers did not bath in a rub, shower or shampoo their hair. A number of women (n=305, 61%) mentioned that they did not shower or shampoo their hair for a ring of 1-90 days after giving birth, and began showering after their recovery from vaginal bleeding. They believed that violation of these restrictions results in serious illness (n=140, 28%).
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