Here, after a birth, the stitches are simple cotton thread removed by the dai after seven days, and the bleeding—we call it 'sutak'—lasts longer than six weeks, truly until the mother feels her strength return. The checkup is not a hospital date but when the baby gains weight and the mother can carry the water pot again. I know because my wife’s record of the dai’s visits and mustard oil massages is entered in my oldest ledger, right next to the grocery accounts.
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