How a Postpartum Retreat Saved Me From the Baby Blues | Vogue

"Two weeks into the postpartum haze, a 48-hour stay at this postnatal retreat at the Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach gave me a desperately needed reprieve: it rescued me from rock bottom and fortified me for the journey ahead. In a period when my premature son barely slept and I felt like I was dying without rest, those two days with my new family were the one shining exception. Co-founded by Christina DeJesus and Esther Park—who underscores postpartum care in South Korea as an established, cherished tradition—Ahma & Co is part of a blossoming effort to expand postpartum care in the United States." - Erin Bunch