COMMON BREASTFEEDING PROBLEMS
In the first 3 days, the mother produces thick yellow milk called colostrum. In the first 3 days, the mother produces thick yellow m...
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Birth Delivery Methods
Modes of delivery refer to the various methods through which a baby is born. As you get ready to welcome your baby, the nurse explai...
Drowning: What you need to know
Drowning is the condition of experiencing respiratory impairment from submersion in liquid, in most cases, water. Children, teenager...
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS
These are illnesses that are passed between people through sexual contact. Many diseases fall under this group. The common ones incl...
VAGINAL BLEEDING IN EARLY PREGNANCY
Sometimes a pregnant woman has bloody vaginal discharge; such bleeding can sometimes be caused by the attachment of the pregnancy to...
Painful Menstruation
The medical term for painful menstruation or menstrual cramps is dysmenorrhoea. It is a cramping pain usually felt around the lower...
LOW BACK PAIN: CAUSES AND TREATMENT
Characterized by pain or discomfort in the lower back or waist What may have caused it Strain of muscles of the back e.g. in people...
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis is a long-duration infection caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium. Tuberculosis is a long-duration infection caus...
ASTHMA ATTACK: What you need to know
Asthma is a major noncommunicable disease (NCD), affecting both children and adults and is the most common chronic disease among chi...
Pre-eclampsia: What you should know
Sometimes, a pregnant woman may develop high blood pressure during pregnancy. This may be preeclampsia. It’s like your body is...
Diabetes During Pregnancy: What you need to know
Diabetes in Pregnancy (Gestational diabetes) is a type of diabetes that can develop during pregnancy in women who don’t alread...
Choking
Choking is a blockage of the upper airway by food or other objects, which prevents a person from breathing effectively. Choking can...