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#73 | The Six Week Postpartum Visit: No, I'm Not Ready to Have Sex

Down to Birth

English - January 11, 2021 10:00 - 5 minutes - 3.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 418 ratings
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The six week postpartum visit is generally the time when new moms get the green light to return to having sex, yet so many (more than 80%) are not ready to do so.  In today's mini-sode Trisha digs into the meaning of the six week postpartum visit and discusses how we can do better in supporting mothers in the postpartum transition. 


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