I read that article a couple of days ago when it came out and what struck me is how unfair it is that we, as a society, pretty much leave women alone to deal with the stresses of having a newborn. While "confinement" might be extreme, i think it's great that a community would rally around a new mother and attend to her every need in the weeks following birth.

I wonder if our PND rates would be lower if we still had such a thing today???