Yes, there were numerous things she couldn't eat and, now, various disgusting things that she has to eat to make milk. What puzzles me - I can see, if not agree with, the health of the mother thing - is why people would shun her. Do they really think they can catch some disease?
We had to rearrange the furniture at one point because the bed was facing the wardrobe mirror, which I was quite happy with.... but that's bad luck for eveyone apparently, not only new mothers.
But yes, it's a very small town, very traditional in many ways.