She shared on AfroTv that African motherhood is built on a village system where family steps in immediately after childbirth.
In Nigeria, a new mother’s mum suspends everything and stays for months to help her transition. In the United States, many women struggle to get even basic support from their own parents, and grandmothers often prioritise their own schedules.
She explained that mothers in America leave the hospital and go straight home to heal, adjust and care for a newborn without help. She said that when she sees a woman juggling two or three children in America, she sees a soldier.
In Nigeria, mothers have both domestic help and family support, a whole village that carries them through the early months.
She explained that mothers in America leave the hospital and go straight home to heal, adjust and care for a newborn without help. She said that when she sees a woman juggling two or three children in America, she sees a soldier.
In Nigeria, mothers have both domestic help and family support, a whole village that carries them through the early months.
She added that the pressure for women to snap back immediately after childbirth is unnecessary and unrealistic, especially in a system where mothers are left to do everything alone.
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