Yes, babies can get malaria from birth ( congenital malaria)
If you don’t protect your baby, baby can still get malaria after birth especially after 3 months

You can spare your baby from all these
Signs and symptoms of malaria in babies
🔴fever

🔴anaemia,

🔴splenomegaly( Enlarged spleen )

🔴hepatomegaly(Enlarged liver)

🔴jaundice,

🔴vomiting,

🔴diarrhoea,

🔴poor feeding,

🔴restlessness,

🔴drowsiness,

🔴pallor,

🔴respiratory

🔴distress,

🔴cyanosis,

🔴and possibly convulsions

The simple thing you can do is to protect yourself during pregnancy and also let your baby sleep in a treated mosquito nets. Keep the baby from staying outdoors, especially at night. Report early if baby has any of these signs and symptoms above

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Often than not once your baby is born you feel so relieved that you may forget to continue taking care of yourself

The first six weeks is the most crucial

You need to eat, rest, exercise, personal hygiene etc. Don’t forget your appointments

Failure to do so has landed lots of postnatal mums back to the hospital.

At least for the first six weeks consider yourself still recovering from the stress of birth. For some mums it even takes longer.

Take care of yourself and the baby also follow your doctor’s instructions.

If you had any condition during pregnancy, like diabetes, pre eclampsia, anemia, sickle cell etc. Please follow your doctor’s instructions even after birth. Don’t stop your medications or treatment because you have given birth until your doctor says so.

Beware complications can occur and be worse even after birth!

If you feel sick or have complications, report early.

It’s not over after your baby comes out. You need time to take care of yourself and fully recover!

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New born babies are adorable!

They bring warmth to our homes

We make changes in our lives styles, homes etc when we are expecting newborn babies

Some few things we can do

🔴Clean your home to be free from dust, dirt etc

🔴Make space for the new born baby. It may mean rearranging the room and changing furniture or wardrobe

🔴Prepare the siblings. Let them know they will be getting a new family member

🔴Get some food stock for the home. Make provision for any person who may come to help you

🔴Remove or change appliances that may be faulty.

🔴Furniture that can easily hurt a child or baby should be changed, especially those with pointed or sharp edges

🔴Ensure adequate ventilation in the home. Activities that will cause smoke and a stuffy room should be avoided

Also remember baby needs a clean room, warm environment and proper ventilation to develop properly

What changes did you make whilst expecting your baby?

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During pregnancy nutrition forms a vital part of the journey. Eating the right kind of food will go a long way for you to have a positive outcome.

Nonetheless there are foods that can affect your pregnancy negatively and you will have to avoid them.

Some are listed below

🔴Alcohol

🔴Caffeine

🔴Pica (Ayilo)

🔴Smoke

🔴Uncooked meat

🔴Raw egg.. It should be cooked

🔴Left over foods that are not heated

🔴Unwashed fruits

🔴Uncooked fish high in mercury

🔴Foods you are not familiar with

🔴Sobolo

Also remember all foods eaten should be well cooked and nutritious. Fruits should be washed well. Depending on your situation you will need a nutritionist to guide you.

Also avoid too much oil and spices

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#MyBirthStory from @Offebs
I had a pretty much easy pregnancy from day one apart from poor appetite

Everything was going on smoothly until I got to 32 weeks where I was diagnosed with oligohydraminous (little fluid around the baby)

I guess it was as a result of me not eating and drinking properly and also 12 hour shift of work 5 times a week
I was put on a stick bed rest as well as an input and output chart

As at 33 weeks I couldn’t feel baby move properly so I went to take a scan which showed the fluid has reduced drastically and baby needs to be delivered

Fortunately or unfortunately I had 2 specialist taking care of me since am a health worker, (ie a specialist where I work and where I attend antenatal)

So it was the specialist where I work who did the scan and made an impression of an emergency c/s at 33 weeks ?? Oligohydraminous

I thought it wise to inform my gynea specialist where I attend ANC he made me come in quickly and accessed baby

Yes it was true that the fluid had reduced but everything about baby was fine besides as at 33 weeks she was underweight and also a preterm so together we decided to keep baby and be monitoring weekly to see and improvement and that’s exactly what we did

Everything seemed to be going on well weekly
So as at 38 weeks we decided to do an induction to deliver baby

So on Sunday, I got admitted and my labs were taken, baby was also monitored and everything was fine

Monday, 4am induction begun
Everything was going on well, I could stand the pain since I have a high pain stress hold I was dilating accordingly too

As at 9pm I was 5cm gone but baby’s head was down in pelvis which made me want to push with every contraction, so I was given spinal to numb the pain As at 12am Tuesday I was 8cm dilated but baby’s heart rate kept dropping

So we had to do an emergency c/s
At 1:15 baby was delivered with a weight of 2.7kg
Every other thing was fine

Mummy and baby are well

Advice: It can cause malformations, Infections, fetal demise and fetal distress. Report early when your water breaks. Cooperate with your doctor when diagnosed of oligohydraminous.

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Though pregnancy is carried by the woman the support of her partner will definitely play a key role in the outcome of the pregnancy and also help the journey to be smooth

These are 10 things a partner can do

🔴Make sure your wife is emotionally stable. Make her happy

🔴Attend antenatal with her

🔴Remind her to take her medication

🔴Exercise with her. Go for walks together

🔴Plan her mode of transportation

🔴Encourage her to eat nutritious meals

🔴Help her with her daily activities to reduce her stress

🔴Remind her of her next appointment

🔴Make sure to support her financially so she can provide for her basic needs.

🔴Have an emergency plan in case of any unforeseen complication

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The perineum refers to the area between the vagina opening and the anus

During birth pressure from the baby’s head or presenting part can cause the perineum to tear on its own. It ranges from a 1st degree tear to a 4th degree tear which is more severe

Majority of the tears are first degree and can usually heal on its own

Third and fourth degree tears can result in fistula, post traumatic stress disorder among others

Some reasons for perineal tear include

🔴If it’s your first delivery.

🔴The position of the baby (face-up deliveries).

🔴Use of forceps or a vacuum during delivery.

🔴A large baby (more than 8 pounds).

🔴If you’ve had an episiotomy.

Some midwives anticipate the possibility of a tear and give an episiotomy instead to prevent complications

Some perineal tears can be mild and can heal even without repair. Some are more severe and needs repair

To prevent perineal tear

🔴Cooperate with your midwife

🔴Perineal massage

🔴Exercise during pregnancy

🔴Give birth at the right place with skilled professionals

🔴Choose the right birth positions

Speak to your doctor or midwife to learn more about it.

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Afternoon Midwife Sally. I want to ask this question, is it safe for pregnant women to do belly massage, I mean those traditional massages offered by elder women in the society? for example when the baby’s head hasn’t dropped down this elders can massage the belly to initiate the head to drop down. Are this massages clinical proven to be ok.

Sally: In my line of duty, we have experienced similar cases where women go to untrained persons for their baby’s to be turned. Example when a baby is breech they try to maneuver the baby to get into the right position without any scan, special skills or proper monitoring

Some come with placenta abruptio. Placenta separating prematurely due to the maneuver. Which further results in bleeding and complications.

It’s important you to seek help from trained professionals

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