£10k beds, foot rubs on tap: it’s the post-birth retreat

A chic spa in Manhattan offers postnatal care for new mothers

Imagine being whisked away to a luxury retreat with your newborn
Imagine being whisked away to a luxury retreat with your newborn
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You’ve just given birth. Instead of going home to fend for yourself, imagine a world where you (and your partner) are whisked to a hotel suite where everyone from paediatricians and physiotherapists to sleep experts and psychological support are on hand 24 hours a day. Foot rubs and massages are available on request, as is someone to clean your breast pump, draw you a perineum-soothing sitz bath and teach you infant first aid. Struggling to breastfeed? Order a batch of lactation cookies to your bed. Low on energy? Choose from a menu designed to nutritionally replenish your body post-birth. We’re talking steak, seaweed, bone marrow . . .

This place is not a mirage, it’s a reality: the Boram Care postnatal retreat in Manhattan, created