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"A comprehensive exploration of postpartum traditions(https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/shafia-monroe/mothering-the-mother/9780306835438/), emphasizing the importance of caring for mothers during their most sensitive time. From traditional recipes to rituals, this book highlights female solidarity and the necessity of providing holistic care that honors both mother and newborn." \- From the introduction of Erykah Badu, five-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and holistic healer. As a mother, grandmother, and traditional midwife, Shafia M. Monroe completely understands the birth process and postpartum period. For more than forty years, she has helped thousands give birth, and taught thousands more how to support mothers during childbirth, incorporating the profound wisdom of African American healing traditions. Long suppressed by the white medical establishment, such practices as abdominal binding, heat, herbs, recumbency, and “getting out of bed rituals” are powerful therapeutic tools. Through it, we provide the mother with care that helps her pass the postpartum period in a healthy manner. While this framework is an effective treatment for all mothers, the information in this book has the potential to save the lives of black mothers; African American women suffer disproportionately from maternal mortality and morbidity, highlighting the urgent need to embrace their own postpartum care, which surrounds the new mother and her newborn with love, protection, and community support. _Caring for the Mother_ provides a valuable resource for Black women and their communities to reclaim their cultural traditions for healthy postpartum recovery.