New mothers and confinement care experts share why postnatal care is vital


Photos By AZLINA ABDULLAH

New mother Valerie Voon chose to spend her postnatal recovery period at confinement centre.

When 28-year-old Raja Alisya Raja Fajar gave birth to her daughter via a complicated C-section, she found herself unable to get out of bed, let alone care for a newborn.

“My incision was a J-cut into soft tissue, so even simple things like walking or sitting up to nurse my baby were difficult,” she recalls.

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