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10 Items In Hospital Bag For Pregnant Mothers.
A hospital bag is one that every family should behave handy, it’s more important for couples and families that are expecting a new baby soon. Expectant mothers are expected to have a preparedness plan for the time when the baby is about to pop. At a bare minimum mothers are expected to have a mama…
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Navigating Pregnancy with NCDs: Risks, Challenges, and Care for Expectant Mothers.
Unlike infectious diseases, NCDs are chronic conditions that require long-term management, and their impact on pregnancy can be profound. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, and respiratory conditions present significant health risks for expectant mothers. Here’s how they affect expectant mothers: While non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death and disability…
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Non-Communicable Diseases: 4 Easy Habits to Reduce Your Risk.
As Uganda continues to grapple with infectious diseases like malaria and HIV, a silent but deadly health crisis is sweeping across the country: non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and chronic respiratory illnesses once considered diseases of the wealthy or elderly are now claiming more lives and becoming a national burden. Key Facts About…
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The First Bite: Introducing Solids While Continuing to Breastfeed.
Introducing solid foods to your baby is exciting, but it can also be a time filled with questions and uncertainties. How do you know when your baby is ready? What should you start with? And how does this new phase affect breastfeeding? When to Start Solids Health experts recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first six…
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Emotional Care After A Cesarean Birth For Mothers
As much as there is need for physical care for mothers after birth, special attention has to be paid to the emotional care for mother, today we give your tips on emotional care for mothers after cesarean birth Emotional Care After A Cesarean: Take additional time daily to sit and bond with your baby If…
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5 Ways to Build Stronger Relationships.
We all have relationships. We have acquaintances, relatives, colleagues, neighbors and probably some friends. However, for a large percentage of us, many of these relationships are simply not fulfilling. They are unfulfilling because they lack real strength; and they lack real strength because they lack real depth. Unfortunately, in today’s society, we tend to have shallow, superficial…
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Urinary Tract Infections(UTIs) and Pregnancy
A urinary tract infection(uti) happens in the body’s urinary system, which includes your; bladder, kidney , Urethra and Ureters. If your are a woman, the chance of getting an UTI are higher and more concerning when Pregnant, hence our topic for today on UTIs and pregnancy. If you think you might have a UTI, visit a…
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Pregnancy Exercises, Tips You should Know
Pregnancy is a time that can have a great impact on the ability of a woman to function on a daily basis. Many physical and hormonal changes are responsible for making women feel at times quite uncomfortable during the pregnancy process. Pregnancy Exercises However, women do not have to accept that these feelings of discomfort are…
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Infographic: How to Lead a Healthy Lifestyle
How healthy are you? Do you have a healthy diet? Do you exercise regularly? Do you drink at least 8 glasses of water a day? Do you get enough sleep every day? Do you live a healthy lifestyle? Life is beautiful and you don’t want to bog yourself down with unnecessary health problems. Today, your…
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The Importance of Emotional Intelligence in Health Care
What is Emotional Intelligence? Intelligence is not limited to the knowledge of facts and the ability to think with sound logic. It also includes our capacity to recognize our own emotions and those of others. We should be able to differentiate between various feelings and manage our emotions to adapt to our environment. Once we…
