Inside Taiwan’s luxury post-birth hotels | SBS Dateline

Dateline follows SBS World News' presenter Janice Petersen to Taiwan where the ancient Chinese practice of postpartum confinement has been given a modern twist. She meets the new parents who are spending a month in a luxury postnatal hotel and those doing traditional confinement at home. 00:00 Janice Petersen looks back on her early motherhood experience 01:15 One experience that unites Taiwanese mothers 02:22 What is Chinese postpartum confinement or zuo yue zi 03:01 A luxury confinement centre in Taipei 04:21 From Los Angeles to Taiwan 05:53 What's on offer at a luxury post-birth hotel? 07:43 High-tech nursery 09:17 Why women choose confinement centres over traditional confinement at home 11:19 The cost of luxury confinement 11:55 What traditional home confinement is like 18:18 The impact of confinement on new mothers' mental health 18:38 Life after the confinement centre 20:47 When grandma is a professional confinement nanny 22:26 Is it time to change our Western approach? Subscribe to Dateline: https://bit.ly/3gkQHtr Website http://www.sbs.com.au/news/dateline Facebook   / datelinesbs   Twitter   / datelinesbs   Instagram   / datelinesbs   Watch more Dateline, SBS 9.30pm Tuesday, and on SBS On Demand. Dateline is an Australian award-winning international documentary series with a current affairs backbone. Every week we transport you to a different part of the world to share half-hour stories about family, social injustice, identity, tragedy, redemption and survival. We scour the globe to bring you special characters and a world of daring stories. Network Terms & Conditions: https://www.sbs.com.au/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.sbs.com.au/privacy Feedback or complaints: https://www.sbs.com.au/complaints