我的一位黎巴嫩女同事提到过在黎巴嫩做月子的事。我又股沟了一下，除了中国外，很多阿拉伯国家，印度和墨西哥的一些地方也有做月子的习惯。

Chinese women rest for 30 days after giving birth.  Female relatives or live-in helpers do the housework for the new mother.

In India, postpartum confinement typically lasts up to 40 days. This seclusion is to protect the new mother and her infant not only from evil spirits, but also from exposure to illness, because both are considered to be in a vulnerable state after birth.

In the Middle East, it's the custom to rest 40 days postpartum in Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, and Palestine.  During this 40-day period, someone comes to the house or stays with the new mother to take care of the baby, the house, and the other children, so that all new mothers have to do is rest

In Mayan Indian culture in Mexico, a new mother and infant must remain inside for 7 days and have limited contact with non-household visitors. After the first week, the mother may increase her activities. She resumes her full, normal activities only after the 20th-day sobada, a postpartum massage by a midwife, which constitutes the formal termination of the childbirth process.