What next – After your first antenatal clinic?
What happens after that first antenatal clinic visit? How many more times should you attend clinic and when? After the first antenatal clinic Now that some basic tests and investigations have been carried out to determine the state of your pregnancy, it is upon you to heed your care providers’ advice and to monitor the…
Read MoreMy ultrasound scan experience
My ultrasound scan experience Ultrasound scan does not use X-rays Ultrasound pictures are formed using sound waves. Whereas radiography uses Rontgen or X-rays to form a radiograph, ultrasonography uses ultrasound waves to produce a picture known as an ultrasonogram. Ultrasonography is a technique developed in the 1960s in which ultrasonic sound waves are directed into…
Read MoreVirgin pregnant without penetration – Is it possible?
Pregnant without penetration – sounds mythical? Can you get pregnant from being fingered? It surprises many, but yes, it can happen, even to a virgin! In my work I have had rare but occasional cases of ladies claiming be virgins, though pregnant. The question they ask is – how did it happen? Is it possible…. really possible?…
Read MoreDoes your man know how pregnancy will change you?
Dramatic physical and emotional changes your man should expect If your man says to you, ‘I need to take you to the hospital’, because you are vomiting from nausea, it may be because you are not talking enough about how pregnancy will affect you. Does your man really know what lies ahead and how much pregnancy will change…
Read MoreHer relatives withheld vital information
A real life account as witnessed by a maternity nurse Mary was rushed into the hospital at around nine o’clock that night while I was on night duty. Her two relatives said it was an emergency and insisted she must be admitted at once. This surprised me as no diagnosis had been carried out. I asked what…
Read MoreShoes For a Pregnant Woman
BY the time you can’t fit into any of your pre-pregnancy clothes, chances are you are still fitting into your shoes, right? Maybe—but maybe not. Pregnancy comes with a host of physical changes in a woman’s body; her feet are a key factor. Changes in the feet may include swelling (oedema), ‘flat feet’ and general…
Read MoreEclampsia
Eclampsia                                  CAN IT KILL AN EXPECTANT WOMAN? PRE-ECLAMPSIA is the name given to a duster of symptoms which can appear from the 20th…
Read MoreBaby stuck during birth – causes and solutions
As I watched the 22-year-old first-time mum go through the motions of delivery, it dawned on me that the baby’s passage was not clear. My suspicion? Baby stuck during birth. The pregnant mum had arrived at the hospital at around seven in the evening, in labour. I was on night duty. After admitting her immediately, I called…
Read MoreMen Speak Frankly
Pregnancy periods are centered around the woman, whether she is a soon to be new mum, or is expecting her second or third baby. The man and father is often times never even an after thought. Yet he is on a journey of his own, as challenging and as impacting as journeys come along…..
Read MoreChances of getting pregnant from precum, no penetration
Is it possible to get pregnant without penetration? Or while you are still a virgin? In my work as an obs-gynae I have had occasional cases of ladies claiming to be still virgins though pregnant. Pregnant virgin questions First we explore various questions and answers on pregnancy in virginity, then go into some details on…
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