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lying-in

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lying-in /ly·ing-in/ (li´ing-in)
1. puerperal.
2. puerperium.
ly·ing-in (lng-n)
n. pl. ly·ings-in (lngz-) or ly·ing-ins
A state attending childbirth.
adj.
Of or intended for use during childbirth.
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Katherine Gyles's beautifully written and very moving article about lying-in with her babies was worth the full year's subscription fee alone ("At Rest in the Arms of the Mother," September-October 2006).
Lying-in is a beautiful practice by Dallas, Sarah / Mothering
But the real story of her introduction to me lies not in the beauty of her perfect homebirth, but in the days and weeks we spent lying-in together as a new family.
At rest in the arms of the mother: the postpartum practice of ... by Gyles, Katherine / Mothering
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