On Sunday 18th July, I woke up from my sleep around 3:30am with a sharp pain. I went back to…
CONTRACTIONS DURING LABOR
Once your pregnancy gets to term. One of the expectations is for labor to set in. One of the indications…
CROWNING – AN IMPORTANT PHASE DURING THE SECOND STAGE OF LABOR
This is when you can see the top of your baby's head through the opening of your vagina.This occurs during…
TOWARDS THE END OF PREGNANCY
Your baby's movement should not slow down You should feel your baby's kicks and movement If babies movement slows down…
A MUST READ- MECONIUM STAINED LIQUOR
Midwife Sally what causes the water around a baby to become greenish and why do midwives/doctors consider it as an…
THE PLACENTA SHOULD BE FULLY DELIVERED AFTER BIRTH – MUST READ
Some complains you get from women after birth, am having severe lower abdominal pains, am bleeding a lot, I have…
MY BIRTH STORY – PLANNED C/S FOR BREECH PRESENTATION WAS BORN VAGINALLY
My Birth Story.EDD-9th JULY, 2022God’s Chosen Date- 20th June, 2022.Forgive me for the long post! To God be all the…
WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE- MY STORY
I don't really know what I'd have done without you sweet mother's. God bless each one of you for just…
CAN A BABY IN BREECH PRESENTATION TURN BEFORE BIRTH?
Your midwife or doctor may have told you your baby is not lying in the womb as expected.In breech presentation…
WHAT IS CROWNING DURING THE SECOND STAGE OF LABOR?
This is when you can see the top of your baby's head through the opening of your vagina.This occurs during…
RETAINED PRODUCT OF CONCEPTION
After the birth of your baby, the placenta has to be deliveredIt has to come as complete or whole. No…
MY BIRTH STORY – “THIS IS MY TESTIMONY”
EDD: 13th February 2022DOD: 16th February 2022My EDD had passed with no signs of labor so my doctor suggested an…
MY BIRTH STORY – I NEVER THOUGHT I WILL HAVE A CESAREAN SECTION
My EDD was 10th and 12th August 2021. On the midnight of 9th August, I started feeling this on and…
SLEEPING COMFORTABLY DURING PREGNANCY
Sleep helps you relieve tiredness during pregnancy.It helps you stay healthy.To relief yourself of the discomfort…Use extra pillows to make…
FIVE THINGS YOU SHOULD NEVER DO AT HOME FOR A PREGNANT WOMAN!
Many interventions given at home by non professionals can lead to fatal consequences for expectant mums. Its important that we…
VERNIX CASEOSA- WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
You see that whitish substance on your baby's #skin after it's born? What is it and what's its purpose ?…
TWINS WITH DIFFERENT MODES OF DELIVERY- WOMEN ARE STRONG!
Yes, so this week, I came across a lady who was pregnant with twins.She went into labor, 10 cm dilated…
YOUR WATERS SHOULD NOT BREAK BEFORE LABOR SETS IN
In utero your baby is covered by an amniotic sac and surrounded by amniotic fluid(Liqour or water around the baby)…
DELAYED CORD CLAMPING VERSES IMMEDIATE CORD CLAMPING AFTER BIRTH
The cord connects the baby to the mother in utero. At birth it is separated so that both baby and…
BIRTH POSITIONS – SQUATS
Did you know squats allow the pelvis to open up more.The baby gets more space to rotate and come out…