Doing a month (mother care course) 60 Hours (5 Days)
In the past, there were many ways in Postpartum care but the important one was doing a month or in Thai Yoo Fai (staying fire). Old people believe that during pregnancy, there will be a lot of change including body imbalance, weight or internal organs of womens body are expanded.
Doing the month is arts and science that has been practiced since the good old days until these days. It is folk wisdom that flows through many generations as our grandparents see the importance of postpartum health of a mother. Today, ancient traditions meet modern practices combining a variety of useful herbs to help women recover after parturition.??By using the method of heat to heal traumatic uterus, reducing lochia, bringing uterus to its normal position and relieving pain in lower abdomen, back and inner thighs.
Doing a month (Yoo Fai) also help in body imbalance and health problems as follows:
body ache and bone pain
shivering due to raining or cold air
bad blood circulation due to irregular menstrual cycle
foul-smelling leucorrhea
dry and darkened skin especially on private part area.
Knowledge of herb, how to make herbal compress and herbal compress massage
Treatments for Salt steaming, charcoal sitting and stone compressing
Traditional sauna , Thai herbal body scrub
Amniotic fluid driving sesame oil massage and soothe the womb after delivery