Ọmụgwọ
TRADITIONAL POSTPARTUM CARE PRACTICED BY THE IGBO PEOPLE
Omugwo; Ọmụgwọ (culture)
Ọmụgwọ is an Igbo word of the South-Eastern Nigeria that describes the process of which a family member takes care of a new mother and her baby, in a short period of time after childbirth. Ọmụgwọ can be done during the first 40 days of a child's life or more.