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52- year-old grandmother takes up breastfeeding, 20 years after last baby
Mrs Helen Alagbe, a 52-year-old woman decided to nurse Jordan, her nephew, when his mother died five days after he was born. Jordan’s mother couldn’t breastfeed him because she was ill. He was fed water and infant formula at the nursing…
Having cats, dogs as pets can affect your pregnancy
ALTHOUGH many risk factors for stillbirth are out of a woman’s control, others can be changed to help lower the risk. A lot of the risk factors that are known early in pregnancy are changeable. Among these are losing weight, if needed, not…
Increasingly, COVID-19 deprives children with autism, disability –Experts
Individuals and families continue to face disruptions in their daily routines as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. In this report by SADE OGUNTOLA, experts state why children with developmental problems such as autism are worst hit by the…
Spanking, risky form of child punishment —Experts
The use of the cane in behaviour modification was rampant in traditional African society. Teachers use the cane a lot to maintain discipline in schools and control the antisocial behaviour of pupils and students. Mothers and caregivers…
That hunchback in your child may be due to TB —Expert
Little Akeem is in admission at the University College Hospital (UCH) for multi-drug resistant Tuberculosis. The emaciated two-year-old boy, with a hunch back, contracted the infection from his mummy who stopped her TB medications after she…
Should children know their HIV status?
Children with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are surviving to adolescence and adulthood because of the increasing long-term use of antiretroviral therapy. HIV status disclosure is an important component of long-term disease management,…
Use of camphor, mentholated rub, eucalyptus oil can harm your baby
The World Health Organisation (who) estimates that up to 80 per cent of Africa uses traditional medicine for primary health care, but the efficacy and safety of these treatments has not yet been scientifically established. Within Nigeria,…
Giving children malaria medicines monthly, wrong —Experts
Mrs Adeola Otegbayo sat next to her friend and her sick baby at the Primary health care centre in a suburb of Abeokuta. The sick baby had malaria. The women were asked to wait for malaria medicine and other medications for the child before…
How divorce damages children’s physical, mental health
Parental separation and divorce are common features of contemporary society. In the past, divorce was seen as wrong, even though it was legal. Those who divorced were looked at negatively.
While divorce is no longer a stigma in today’s…
Why pregnant women should avoid use of insecticides, insect repellants
INDOOR spray insecticides, mosquito coil, lotion type insect repellents, and other chemicals may help to keep the home or yard free of bothersome insects, but at what cost? New research finds that unborn babies are among the most vulnerable…