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Fortified seasoning cubes will tackle pregnancy anaemia, birth defects — Experts
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (872+ words) Medical and nutrition experts have said that fortifying bouillon (seasoning) cubes with iron, zinc, folic acid and vitamin B12 will significantly reduce anaemia among pregnant women in Nigeria as the cost of nutritious diets continues to soar. The experts urged the…...
Rotary clubs provide pregnancy kits in LASUTH
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (248+ words) No fewer than 10 Rotary clubs have provided pregnancy care kits to expectant mothers at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, as part of a maternal health outreach tagged the Mother and Child Disease Prevention initiative. The programme, led by…...
Gynaecologists urge early antenatal registration to prevent pregnancy complications
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1073+ words) A Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, Dr. Saheed Jimoh, has said that delayed antenatal registration continues to undermine efforts to prevent avoidable maternal and newborn deaths. He disclosed that some pregnant women present at hospitals when…...
Woman gives birth while asleep, finds newborn under blanket
2+ week, 5+ day ago (792+ words) A 27-year-old Canadian mother, Carolina Moreno, has shared the extraordinary story of how she unknowingly gave birth while asleep during labour. Moreno described the experience as one of the most traumatic moments of her life. In a video trending on…...
Untreated diarrhoea in pregnancy may trigger miscarriage, say gynaecologists
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Millions of pregnant women could miss lifesaving supplements, experts warn
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (556+ words) Stakeholders in Nigeria’s health sector have called for urgent action to address funding gaps, affordability barriers, and supply constraints threatening the nationwide scale-up of Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation for pregnant women. The appeal was made on Thursday in Abuja during the…...
Price hike forces pregnant women to abandon fruits despite health risks
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (1408+ words) Every time seven-months-pregnant Ayo Sarumi walks past fruit stalls in her neighbourhood, she keeps moving. Watermelons, which used to be her craving and a regular part of her diet, have become an expense she can no longer justify. “Now that…...
Women need two years break before pregnancy after CS, say gynaecologists
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (843+ words) Maternal health experts have advised women who delivered their babies through caesarean section to wait at least 24 months before conceiving again, warning that the healing womb scar from the surgery needs adequate time to recover properly. They noted that pregnancies…...
Avoid unprescribed eye drops, specialists tell pregnant women
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (763+ words) Eye specialists have urged pregnant women to avoid using eye drops without a doctor’s prescription, warning that medications applied to the eyes can be absorbed into the bloodstream and may affect the unborn child. The physicians stressed that some substances…...
Experts raise the alarm over rising maternal deaths in North-East
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (481+ words) Medical experts in Gombe State have raised concerns over the increasing cases of preeclampsia and related hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, describing the condition as one of the leading causes of maternal and newborn deaths in Nigeria, particularly in the North-East…...