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  2. Postpartum confinement - Wikipedia

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    Isabella of Hainault rests after having given birth to the future Louis VIII of France.. Postpartum confinement is a traditional practice following childbirth. [1] Those who follow these customs typically begin immediately after the birth, and the seclusion or special treatment lasts for a culturally variable length: typically for one month or 30 days, [2] 26 days, up to 40 days, two months ...

  3. Placentophagy - Wikipedia

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    These hinged on the idea that prior to parturition mothers ceased to eat and so, immediately after birth they consumed the placenta to satisfy an intense hunger. A further idea was that of specific hunger, according to which the maternal figure participated in placentophagy in order to replenish any resources depleted during pregnancy that were ...

  4. Nutrition and pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    Caffeine consumption during pregnancy is associated with increased risk of pregnancy loss [5] [41] and increased risk of low birth weight, defined as below 2500 grams (5.5 pounds). [ 42 ] [ 43 ] [ 44 ] The European Food Safety Authority and the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists concur that habitual caffeine consumption up to ...

  5. New Year's tradition to eat 12 grapes or black-eyed ... - AOL

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    As the tradition goes, one grape represents each month in a calendar year and the idea is at the strike of midnight, to eat each before the clock hits 12:01.

  6. All the Surprising Health Benefits of Eating Grapes this Fall

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    Are grapes good for you, plus the health benefits of grapes, and everything you need to know about picking and cooking with grapes this fall—according to experts.

  7. Walking, grapes and fishing may improve your health. Here's ...

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    Grapes may help your eyesight Move over, carrots. A study published this week in the scientific journal Food & Function found that eating grapes beneficially impacts eye health in humans.

  8. Postpartum physiological changes - Wikipedia

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    The breasts change during pregnancy to prepare for lactation, and more changes occur immediately after the birth. Progesterone is the hormone that influences the growth of breast tissue before the birth. Afterwards, the endocrine system shifts from producing hormones that prevent lactation to ones that trigger milk production. [3]

  9. What is behind the tradition of eating 12 grapes on New Year's?

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    Celebrants need to eat the grapes before the clock chimes 12:01 a.m., and if consumed in full, tradition holds that good luck will be by your side for the entire year. Spaniards commonly choose ...