Take a look inside the selection of images published inside our Fall/Winter 2025 issue — images that help us better understand the many ways birth can look and feel.
Heat has always been part of postpartum healing. Across cultures and across generations, warmth is seen as a companion to recovery — supporting the body as it moves from the intensity of birth back toward balance.
These are just a few of many rights recognized in medical frameworks around the world that exist to support safe, respectful, and person-centered care.