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06/09/2024

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11 SIGNS OF LABOR YOU MUST KNOW 🔴Back pain🔴Painful Contractions🔴 Excessive Sweating🔴Blood- tinged Mucus🔴Lowering of Drop...
05/10/2023

11 SIGNS OF LABOR YOU MUST KNOW

🔴Back pain

🔴Painful Contractions

🔴 Excessive Sweating

🔴Blood- tinged Mucus

🔴Lowering of Drop- in Position

🔴Increase in Vaginal Discharge

🔴Mood Swings

🔴Absurd Urges

🔴Disrupted Sleep

🔴Upset Tummy

🔴Water Breaking

You are advised to visit to your nearest hospital if you tend to have such signs

BABY IS IN BREECH PRESENTATION - WHAT DOES IT MEAN? At term your baby should be head down. The presenting part of the ba...
05/10/2023

BABY IS IN BREECH PRESENTATION - WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

At term your baby should be head down. The presenting part of the baby should be the head. In medical terms "occiput anterior" . If the head is delivered first the rest of the body easily follows

But unfortunately it is not the case for every one. Some baby's present even at term with either the buttocks, hand, foot, shoulder and in some cases in a transverse lie.

This makes normal delivery in some cases a bit difficult.

Thanks to our midwives and doctors. A lot of these cases are detected earlier through palpation of the abdomen. Scan is also requested and that also helps to diagnose most of these cases before the birth of your baby

If a breech birth is diagnosed earlier, within the second trimester. There is a likelihood for baby to turn into the right position before birth. Your midwife will teach some exercise that will be helpful to you.

If detected late or baby does not change position at term, It's important to discuss mode of delivery with your health care provider.
Natural delivery may be allowed depending on findings like baby's weight, mothers parity, skill of the healthcare provider among others.

In some cases caesarian section will be requested to save both the life of the baby and mother.

It's dangerous to allow traditional birth attendants to try to turn the baby. It has led to serious problems and even death of some mums. Do not allow this!

Cooperate with your health care provider to provide the best solution.

DOES HAVING A BIG ABDOMEN MEAN MY BABY IS GROWING WELL?📍Many women are concerned about the size of their bumps during pr...
29/09/2023

DOES HAVING A BIG ABDOMEN MEAN MY BABY IS GROWING WELL?

📍Many women are concerned about the size of their bumps during pregnancy. They are always asking if my bump is small and it is not growing as big as I expect. Will it affect my baby? Is it safe?

📍The answer is your fundal height is what usually gives a midwife a clue as to whether the baby is small for date or big for date. Fundal height is what you see a midwife using tape measure to measure the bump. So it does not really depend on the appearance of your bump. A scan can also be done to determine your fetal weight. Your midwife or doctor will alert you when there is a deviation.

📍At birth your expected fetal weight considered normal is 2.5 kg to 3.5 kg. Anything less or more is considered as underweight or overweight.

📍Babies that are born and are overweight or big come with their own problem. Some include respiratory problems , birth injuries, hypothermia, hypoglycemia/reduced glucose level in the blood, still birth etc

📍Before your due date your doctor will request a scan. This scan can predict your baby's weight. Together with measuring your fundal height, a doctor may diagnose that you are likely to have a big baby.

📍Birth has to be done by a skilled attendant in a hospital. If the baby is very big, the doctor may request a caesarian section.

📍Mothers with gestational diabetes are likely to have big babies and it is important that birth is done in a hospital with a neonatal intensive care unit to resuscitate the baby where needed. During pregnancy glucose should be controlled to prevent complications

📍Eating a well balanced diet, exercising and taking prescribed medication can help you get a healthy weight for your newborn

📍After reading this, I hope you see that having a healthy baby does not mean the baby should be big or your bump should be big!

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