Placental insufficiency — The silent unborn baby killer
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…
Read MoreGet the right amount of VITAMIN A
VITAMIN A is a fat-soluble vitamin, also known as retinol because it produces the pigments in the retina of the eye. Vitamin A plays essential roles in vision, growth and development of a person, maintaining healthy teeth, skeletal and soft tissue. It also plays essential roles in the development and maintenance of healthy skin, hair,…
Read MorePastor’s DAUGHTER Got Pregnant
Worshipers Demanded He Resigns! If there is a hot subject in the village it is when the daughter of a local church minister gets the baby bug. Whispers of gossip will be heard from a distance the moment passers by or bystanders spot the girl of the moment, the one soul her pastor dad ‘did…
Read MorePassing your EDD – Should it worry you?
I passed my EDD by nine days. My boyfriend was to be my birth partner but he freaked out on the material day and my mum became my birth partner. My mother arrived when I was being induced and she decided to stay with me. We chatted for a while but when the pain increased,…
Read MoreCoping with stillbirth
GOING through a stillbirth is not the best of experiences. A mother has been expecting and has willingly carried a pregnancy’ with all its challenges only to end up with a traumatic psychological and physical experience. Many of the cases of stillbirth can be avoided by closely monitoring complicated pregnancies, investigating and managing them effectively.…
Read MoreBaby check up – two weeks after delivery
Immediately a baby is born, the doctor or nurse who conducted the delivery must take an Apgar score. This refers to a scoring system used to assess the well being of the baby during its first minutes of life after delivery. It is done in every hospital in the country, be it public or private.…
Read MoreHigh Blood Pressure
ONE of the commonest medical conditions that affect pregnant women in our set up today is high blood pressure. About 10% of pregnant women, especially those in their first pregnancy, are affected by elevated blood pressure. What is high blood pressure? This simply means that the blood pressure is elevated above the expected range. When…
Read MoreInfertility in Women
The leading cause of infertility in women is obstruction of the fallopian tubes usually arising from infections. This means that the eggs (ova) cannot meet with the sperms, presenting a mechanical basis for infertility. If during a normal delivery the internal genital organs have an infection, this can lead to infection of the fallopian tubes…
Read MoreUnfaithfulness during pregnancy
Can a husband get ‘stolen’ I was such an idiot not to suspect anything until it was too late. Nancy ruined my marriage and I will never forgive her. When I got married to Joseph, I decided to live with my younger sister and my cousin from my mother’s side. I did not know my…
Read MoreMORNING-AFTER PILL
A Man’s Goodbye ‘Gift’? ‘In a world of complexities and inflation, one needs to either dress up or have a MAP.’ These were words I overheard in a conversation between two young gentlemen as we travelled in a lift. I was heading to our offices on the second floor and alighted before I could get…
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