A woman who gave birth within thirty days before Tisha B'Av
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Question
Does a woman who gave birth within 30 days need to fast on Tisha B'Av?
Answer
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A woman who has given birth within thirty days is exempt from fasting, even if she is not nursing.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 554, Seif 6
A woman within thirty days of childbirth, as well as a sick person who needs to eat, do not require an assessment, and they are fed immediately, as the sages did not decree in cases of illness.
And although the Rema wrote that it is customary to fast after seven days, the Aruch HaShulchan and others have written that in our times it is not customary to fast.