Baby had excess fluid in the head

By Babylove Network | June 30, 2021

Handling hydrocephalus in babies in the womb When Ann came to the hospital at her 38th week of pregnancy together with her husband, she was not aware that she was carrying a hydrocephalus baby in her womb. They had come to book for labour and delivery. I explained to her our packages and asked her how…

Best food to give asthmatic kids

By Babylove Network | July 23, 2021

The best diet for an asthmatic child is one which consists of fruits and vegetables, low fat dairies, seafood such as salmon and tuna, as well as lean meats. Asthma is a chronic allergic disorder most often diagnosed in children. Signs and symptoms to look for in children with asthma include frequent coughing spells, which…

Split spine

By Babylove Network | July 25, 2021

Causes and remedy Spina bifida means split spine in Latin. It is a developmental birth defect caused by incomplete closing of the embryonic neural tube. Some vertebrae overlaying the spinal cord are fully formed and remain open. If the opening is large enough, a portion of the spinal cord protrudes through the opening. There may be a fluid filled sac surrounding the spinal cord.…

Sickle cell anaemia – Handling it

By Babylove Network | July 26, 2021

Sickle cell anaemia or sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder in which the red blood cells form a sickle shape instead of the normal disc shape, they are not able to provide sufficient oxygen to various parts of the body. When a person with normal genes has a child with a partner who…

Cancer and children-making their relationship easier

By Babylove Network | July 31, 2021

Cancer happens when a type of cell loses the control of its operations with other cells and grows in a way that the body cannot regulate. Different cancers have different symptoms, treatments, and outcomes, depending on the type of cell involved and the degree of the uncontrolled cell multiplication. The cells growing out of control…

The facts on Down’s Syndrome

By Babylove Network | August 3, 2021

Many a mother’s joy has been shattered when they discover that their new born is not ‘normal’, but has got Down’s syndrome. Here we unravel what this condition is all about. Down’s syndrome is a genetic condition in which a person has 47 chromosomes instead of the usual 46. It is also known as Trisomy…

Cerebral palsy

By Babylove Network | August 4, 2021

To many people, cerebral palsy is ‘the other person’s disease! It rarely crosses many a mother-to-be that the baby they are carrying may end up a victim. Purity Makori did not see it coming. Her pregnancy went without a hitch. But things were to go wrong at the end. ‘I had a prolonged labour. I…

Autism—Slow child brain development

By Babylove Network | August 5, 2021

A mother’s perspective Akshana Shah can hardly keep her eyes off her son. It is outright that the constant attention shifting to him repeatedly after we exchange greetings is not only that of vigilance and concern, but that of admiration as well. The boy is the centre of her world. ‘When my son, Mikhil Shah,…

Adopting a child – Understand the gestation period…

By Babylove Network | August 5, 2021

Though you may long for the experience of birthing a child, the real experience of fulfillment lies in pouring yourself into their little lives and seeing what your care produces. Michelle Mckinney Hammond – Foster Mother of Nicole and Elsie. You may be in the category that finds adoption as good as fiction. Locally, we…

Adoption – Spoken and Unspoken Stigma

By Babylove Network | August 5, 2021

Adoption in our current society is a topic that needs to be demystified and distigmatised. Thoughts and misconceptions override all the whys and hows that are the perception needed in understanding adoptive family life. Adoption in our current society is a topic that needs to be demystified and distigmatised. Thoughts and misconceptions override all the whys and hows that are the perception needed in understanding adoptive family life.

 


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