COVID-19 vaccine and pregnancy: What you need to know
The first COVID-19 vaccines are available to the public, and with that come many questions regarding their administration in pregnant…
How poor diet affects time of teething in children —Experts
A baby’s teeth will not be visible at birth. But believe it or not, they already exist beneath the gums.…
Does what nursing mothers eat affect their babies tummy?
Besides the fundamental role of breastfeeding in newborn’s nutrition, its other benefits for both mother and baby are countless and…
Breastfeeding: So what do men have to do with it?
BREASTFEEDING is one issue that all parents have a view on. But irrespective of different people’s opinion, health experts all…
Antibiotics, alcoholic beverages don’t prevent pregnancy —Experts
Adolescents engage in unprotected sex and other risky sexual behaviours because of some wrong beliefs and impressions about how to…
Low-dose aspirin can prevent some stillbirths, miscarriages —Experts
Losing a child at birth or during pregnancy is a devastating tragedy for a family, one that is often endured…
Your baby bump size, shape matters —Experts
Shots of pregnant women baring their bumps in maternity photoshoots are making the waves at the moment in Nigeria. Hardly…
Having problems conceiving? Avoid Pito, burukutu, like other traditional alcoholic beverages—Experts
Consuming alcoholic drinks has long been a part of human life. But the good use of alcoholic beverages has not…
Eating sugar doesn’t make menstrual pain worse —Experts
SOME women experience intense craving for pastries like doughnuts and cakes when they are on their menstrual period. Some indulge…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
What happens when children miss lunch or dinner
Does your child skip meals? Certainly, many children do it from time to time. Whenever they are served a big…
