In our local settings when a woman gets swollen hands and feet, it is interpreted in many ways🔴She is going…
WHAT CAUSES YOUR PREGNANCY NOT TO GROW AGAIN OR THE FETAL HEART BEAT TO STOP IN EARLY PREGNANCY?
The most common cause of first trimester pregnancy loss is chromosomal abnormalities.There could be other factor like infection, poor nutrition,…
🚺CARE FOR YOUR UTERUS/WOMB!!!🚺
Exactly how your uterus looks like…. How will you take care of your uterus? Let's discuss. This organ carries your…
SURVIVING PRE-ECLAMPSIA – A REAL LIFE EXPERIENCE (LONG POST ALERT)
It's the hope of most ladies, after a beautiful marriage ceremony/relationship, to be blessed with the fruit of the womb,…
MEASURING TAPE – A CRITICAL TOOL USED IN OBSTETRICS
Have you ever wondered why your midwife or Gynaecologist will always measure your abdomen with a measuring tape during pregnancy…
DELIVERY OF THE PLACENTA (THE THIRD STAGE OF LABOR)
After the birth of your baby, it's not over. The delivery of your placenta follows.Within 30 minutes after birth the…
HOW TO MAKE YOUR LABOR EASY
Labor has three stagesFirst stage.. Cervix which is the opening of the uterus dilates from 0cm to 10 cm. (Full…
INTERVENTIONS SAVES LIFE- LETS END THE NEEDLESS MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS IN AFRICA
The midwife who helped to pay a mums bill sent a voice note from Obuasi.#StoryThe lady could not pay her…
PINK BABY- HEALTHY NEW BORN’SKIN COLOUR
The colour of your new born baby at birth should be pinkIt shows that baby has enough supply of oxygen…
RAPTURED UTERUS – AN OBSTETRIC EMERGENCY
To reduce maternal complications we have to talk about the problems we face in AfricaThe uterus is the organ that…
CAN CONCEPTION BE AFFECTED WITH ISSUES WITH THE UTERUS?
There are different types of UterusNot every one of them supports a normal pregnancySome are congenital abnormalitiesBut it does not…
AMNIOTIC FLUID AROUND YOUR BABY IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE AIR YOU BREATH TO THE BABY
Significant reduction in the amount of the water called oligohydraminous can lead to malformations in the babyToo much of it…
HOW DOES AN ECTOPIC PREGNANCY OCCUR?
The fetus is supposed to implant in the uterus where the blue arrows are pointing, but in an ectopic gestation…
BENEFITS OF GINGER DURING PREGNANCY
Nausea is one of the challenging things during pregnancyOne of the home remedies is to use ginger. It help to…
WHY CORD PROLAPSE IS CONSIDERED AS EMERGENCY?
🔴Umbilical cord prolapse is a complication that occurs prior to or during delivery of the baby. In a prolapse, the…
RESTING AFTER BIRTH – A NECESSITY AFTER BIRTH
l, well, well… Ladies when I hear women saying "after birth, that same day I was washing, cooking even going…
**** PREGNANCY LINE ****
Pregnancy is a beautiful thing! most things from conception to birth has been understood but not every one of them…
Staying hydrated during pregnancy is a must.
If you cant take enough water, you need a substitute, coconut water, fruit juice, soups etcIf you can't take or…
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM (CONJUNCTIVITIS OF THE NEWBORN)
One reason mothers should treat Reproductive / sexually-transmitted infections before getting pregnant is to prevent infections to the baby's eye…
DOES THE SIZE OF MY BREAST DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF BREASTMILK IT WILL PRODUCE?
Midwife Sally, my breast is small and can't produce enough breastmilk for my baby.The simple answer is that the amount…