In our country the postpartum period is often overlooked. Mothers and Father's aren't granted much time off, if any after having a baby, the nuclear family doesn't afford the growing family much support or preparation for what lies ahead, plus our fast-paced society pushes women to just get up, start going, and get back to "normal" immediately after birth. To give you some contrast, in other countries like  Denmark parents are given up to 52 weeks or one year of paid leave after birth, in Asian countries the mother-in -law will typically move in to help postpartum, and in Latin America there is heavy emphasis on the first forty days (aka the fourth trimester) as a time of rest and recovery.