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Post-birth confinement practices seem rigid, so why would anyone follow them?
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Over 85 per cent of new mums in Singapore adhered to some sort of confinement regime.
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Over the course of my pregnancy, I had grown to think of myself as a pretty decent modern millennial mother-to-be.
I was crushing it. Despite nausea, fatigue and other hardships experienced as a first-time mum of over 35, I had moved to The Straits Times to start a new role, completed a mentorship programme for aspiring independent directors and enjoyed a multi-destination babymoon in the US.
