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Natural pain relief-Breathing as a labour pain reliever

By Babylove Network | June 27, 2021

Each woman and each medical practitioner has a different story about labour. One thing that, however, remains constant is the labour pain. How you prefer to have your baby matters less; the pain, you will still feel. While some mothers would opt for drugs to relieve themselves of the pain, a good portion of us choose…

Placental insufficiency — The silent unborn baby killer

By Babylove Network | June 16, 2021

Placental insufficiency, also known as uteroplacental vascular insufficiency, is a pregnancy complication in which the placenta fails to transmit enough oxygen and adequate nutrients to the foetus. The placenta therefore is unable to fully support the developing baby. It is hence also referred to as placental dysfunction. In this real-life account of placental insufficiency — the silent unborn baby killer…

What they mean

By Babylove Network | June 28, 2021

Going through a court case can be quite taxing emotionally and even financially. The jargon that crisscrosses your ears doesn’t make the situation better. It would help if you got to understand the legal vocabulary in the process of your legal actions, as it would in one way or another help make communication faster. We…

Celebrating birth 18

By Babylove Network | July 5, 2021

My Experience My due date was in April 26th 2008 and interesting enough. That’s the same night I started to labour. I got my first pains at 3pm and decided to go to hospital immediately. I got admitted in hospital at 5am and that’s when my water broke. At this stage, my labour pains weren’t…

How and why Pregnant started

By Babylove Network | July 5, 2021

Each month since Pregnant was established, several readers have expressed their love for the magazine, but posed these questions to the Team at Pregnant: ‘Who started this magazine?’ and ‘How did the idea come up?’ Two years have passed since the first edition of Pregnant was released. It is simply a statement of faith and…

Set yourself free!

By Babylove Network | July 5, 2021

Do you ever get that feeling that you are a trapped pregnant woman, a prisoner of your own wardrobe? Whatever you do you cannot find a decent outfit to wear on that eventful evening. Or when you wear some African wear you feel and look ‘bloated’? Pastor Chola (see page 28) says he prefers his…

Dangers of prolonged labour

By Babylove Network | July 1, 2021

Prolonged labour suggests that labour has failed to progress normally, and is causing difficulties for the mother and child. Labour is said to have prolonged if it does not complete within 18 hours for first time mothers and 12 hours for mothers who have had a prior delivery. What could cause prolonged labour? Inadequate intensity…

Doreen: ‘This will be my last pregnancy’

By Babylove Network | July 4, 2021

Doreen and Andrew Bambaiha were among the 49 couples who tied the knot in a mass wedding in Uganda. She talks to Pregnant staff writer Emma Odaba. My husband Andrew and I had lived together for two years, not forgetting that we were (and still are) born-again Christians while all this was happening. I met…

My blood group did not affect my baby

By Babylove Network | June 29, 2021

Esther Kimotho, a rhesus negative mum, was anxious about her condition as a rhesus negative pregnant mum. She was particularly worried about her baby’s safety and survival. She shares her experience with BabyLove Network. During my pregnancy, I had to do an indirect Coombs test (a prenatal test done to detect antibodies in the blood)…

Men in labour

By Babylove Network | June 21, 2021

Can daddy take the heat in the delivery room? some are enthusiastic partners, others nervous and sweating, reluctant watchers. Is fathers presence in the delivery room a good idea? To be or not to be in the delivery room is almost becoming a disrespectful question for many fathers. Every ‘liberalized’ man wants to ensure his…