Mjamzito Fashion 12

MARCH is a very special month for women. Both International Women’s Day and Mother’s Day  fall within the month. This becomes the month in which we highlight our achievements, roles and challenges as women with a view to improving the issues that concern us. This month we are calling on you to celebrate your African…

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The many health benefits of Omega 3 fatty acids

Omega 3 fatty acids help build and keep the baby’s bones strong. Fish is rich in Omega 3 fatty acids which provide great resistance to common illness such as flu and colds for the expectant mother. They help increase the energy level of both the mother and child and the ability of the mother to…

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I’m happy to say… no stretch marks!

“My mother gave me a lot of advice with my pregnancy, so even though Lilitha was my first, it wasn’t that stressful. My mom told me to use Bio-Oil and it worked brilliantly! I used it on my stomach and thighs and everywhere else that my body was stretching, and I’m happy to say… no…

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Baby 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.…

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Get 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,…

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Passing 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,…

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Coping 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.…

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Pastor’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…

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MORNING-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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Infertility 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…

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