A no-holds-barred postpartum guide to help you through your 4th trimester.

In recent years, women have been revealing the true face of this very special period known as post-partum. Just as rich and complex as pregnancy (with baby at the center of all attention), the post-partum period is rightly often referred to as the 4th trimester, and yes, we can prepare ourselves to live through it more serenely, or at least consciously.

Let's take a deep breath and get ready to read!

This guide was co-created with the Centre périnatal | Sages-femmes de Saint-Jean in Geneva. It is intended to evolve and be updated regularly. If you can't find the answers to your questions or doubts, don't hesitate to contact us - we're here to help.

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• Post-partum: what is it?
• Postpartum : what can happen to my body
  • Lochies and trenches
  • Breastfeeding
  • Episiotomy and perineal tear
  • Cesarean section
  • Constipation and hemorrhoids
  • Incontinence
  • Belly
  • Tightening and Rebozo
  • Rehabilitation of the perineum
  • Return from childbirth and contraception
  • Vulvar pain and discomfort
• Postpartum : what may be going on in my head
  • New body: how to accept it
  • Mother-child bonding
  • Baby sleeping and crying
  • Baby blues and depression
  • Taking it easy and delegating
  • Guilt and mental burden
  • Libido and intimacy
  • Perinatal bereavement
• Post-partum: useful links