What Korea Can Teach Us About Postpartum Care with Julia Kim from Sanhu House

What if postpartum care were treated as an essential part of birth rather than an afterthought? In this episode of the Wombs of the World Podcast, Charlotte explores the cultural significance of postpartum care in Korea and what different models of maternal care can teach us about supporting families after birth with Julia Grace Kim from Sanhu House. The conversation looks at Korea's postpartum care centers and the traditions that helped inspire Sanhu House, including the journey of building a postpartum care business and eventually pivoting from a hotel-based model to providing care within the home. Together, they explore how traditional postpartum wisdom can be adapted across cultures without becoming one-size-fits-all, and what may be lost when pregnancy, birth, and postpartum become increasingly medicalized and disconnected from generational knowledge and community. This episode explores:Postpartum care traditions in KoreaWhat postpartum care centers can teach us about supporting new mothersBuilding and adapting a culturally informed postpartum care modelTraditional wisdom alongside modern medical careHypermedicalization and its impact on maternal healthGenerational knowledge and culturally responsive careWomen caring for women and the power of community-level preventionHow birth workers can help influence broader cultural and policy changeThe personal journeys behind creating new models of maternal care At its heart, this conversation challenges us to imagine postpartum differently: not as a period mothers should simply "get through," but as a major transition deserving intentional care, rest, nourishment, community, and support.Connect With Our GuestSanhu House: https://www.sanhuhouse.com/ Instagram: @ SanhuhouseBecome a DoulaWant to be part of changing how we care for people through birth and postpartum? Explore the Wombs of the World Full Spectrum Doula Training, designed to prepare birth workers to provide compassionate, culturally responsive support across the reproductive journey.Learn more: https://www.wombsoftheworld.com/doulatrainingSupport Our SponsorsIf you enjoyed this conversation, follow or subscribe to the Wombs of the World Podcast wherever you're listening and share this episode with someone who believes we can do postpartum care differently.Follow us: @wombsoftheworld Explore more: https://www.wombsoftheworld.com