Atlanta’s only postpartum retreat opens in Midtown

An aggressive menopause. That was the rural phrase that my mother used to describe her prolonged illness — postpartum psychosis — almost immediately after my birth, in the winter solstice of 1948. It was an expression wrapped in mystery; a period of her life to which she sometimes referred, but never spoke, although from time to time fragments of her well-kept secret leaked. However, the nonverbal message about this period of her life had always…

Atlanta’s only postpartum retreat opens in Midtown

Haven Postnatal RetreatPhotograph by Bodie Orman Postpartum retreats are popular in Asian countries where there is more emphasis on caring for mothers after birth than in the U.S. But today, these facilities are beginning to gain traction here. “In Asian countries, and some European ones, there is more of an understanding that postpartum care is healthcare,” says Brittany Starobin, the founder of Haven Postnatal Retreat located at the Four Seaso…