What are the three time periods after childbirth regarding Shabbat desecration?
Synopsis
Days 1-3: desecrate Shabbat even if she says she does not need it. Days 3-7: if she says she does not need it, do not desecrate; if she says she needs it, desecrate. Day 7-30: even if she says she needs it, do not desecrate (she is treated as a non-dangerously ill person).
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