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Postpartum term
Cierre de caderas
Cierre de caderas means closing of the hips. In Mexican postpartum care it is a wrapping — often with several rebozos — of the pelvis and belly after birth. English rooms say closing the bones. It is not uniquely Mexican. After a cesarean, wait until the incision is healed. I sell the cloth. The rite stays with the teachers.
Credit parteras for the Mexican form. Similar closings exist elsewhere — Morocco, Russia, Ecuador, Southeast Asian belly binding. One 98-inch cotton rebozo is enough for a simple bind. A full cierre often wants three to seven of the same length.
How many, vaginal versus cesarean, and what this is not: rebozo postpartum. Labor names: rebozo for labor.
One question
Is cierre de caderas the same as closing the bones?
Same family of work. Cierre de caderas is the Spanish name for the hip closing. Closing the bones is the English phrase teachers use, sometimes for a whole-body wrap. Do not treat them as a trademark.