Woman goes back to work 7 hours after birth

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/new.....birth.html

can't understand her!! she's nuts!!

she was just interviewed on the radio and made herself sound like superwoman.

in my opinion it's dangerouns...

Diamond Member Joined: Sep 02 2007 Posts: 2724

How did this dumb woman ever become a headmistress of a school? Rolling Eyes

My OBGYN gave birth and then delivered a baby that same day.

Diamond Member Joined: Jun 09 2009 Posts: 3332

Wow! Schools are just about the germiest places. I wouldn't have my newborn spend her entire day there every day, and certainly not to bring her at a few hours old!

Platinum Member Joined: May 13 2007 Posts: 8153

As someone who did go back to work (from home) a few days after giving birth I still think this doesn't make sense.

After giving birth she should be spending a lot of her time lying down in order not to risk hemorrhaging. Also, it sets a bad precedent for her employees who may not feel well enough to go back to work straight after giving birth.

Platinum Member Joined: Jan 01 2006 Posts: 48223

Is the old pisgom, ya gotta rest for 6 weels or you'll be tired for 6 mos, outdated now ?

Diamond Member Joined: Oct 25 2007 Posts: 4917

Reading between the lines, I'd guess that she wants to make sure parents (and board of governors members!) know that they're getting their money's worth for $14,500 per term (not sure if this means a full academic year or a semester in Britain). Probably a high-pressure job, and this happened to be an easy way for her to demonstrate toughness.

However, as someone who regularly was doing work within a few days after childbirth, this seems like a bad idea for all the reasons mentioned by other posters plus some we haven't thought of yet!

Silver Member Joined: Feb 25 2008 Posts: 606

Well if she is being discharged from the hospital only a few hours after giving birth... what kind of message is the medical field sending to patients?

Is that even legal??
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Platinum Member Joined: Jan 23 2008 Posts: 9074

While I was in UK I read about a woman who gave birth on Dec 25th & an hour later she was home serving a Holiday dinner to her family.

Now THAT is nuts! Shocked

Gold Member Joined: Nov 17 2009 Posts: 1389

I heard of women in africa who gave birth in the fields and then went right back to their plowing after the baby came out.

I still think shes crazy though

Platinum Member Joined: Jan 23 2008 Posts: 9074

I think new mothers should be respected by others and themselves enough to devote some exclusive time to the care of mother and baby. Halacha says in the first 3 days a new mother is a sick person in danger of dying, in the first 7 days she is sick, in the first 30 days she isn't quite recovered, and is still postpartum for 24 months.
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Gold Member Joined: Nov 17 2009 Posts: 1389

Thanks, Ruchel.
I'm not saying that many women have no choice but to return to work, outside or inside their homes. But I think that family and community should make extra efforts to help out if they can. Not every new mother is blessed with this help.
Going back to work 7 hours after birth sends a skewed and dangerous message to other women. Now we will compete to see who can go back to work the soonest without colapsing dead?

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And sometimes it isn't even true.
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