WHO and UNICEF have made a joint statement Where it is not possible for the biological mother to breastfeed, the first alternative if available, should be the use of human milk from other sources. Human milk banking should be made available in appropriate situations. Actually, the concept of human milk sharing is present since ancient…
Swine flu or H1N1 is a type of Influenza A virus. Actually, swine flu is a misnomer as the transmission of the disease is airborne droplets-from human to human. TRANSMISSION OF INFECTION When an infected person is speaking, coughing or talking, he or she spreads the droplets in the air. It also gets transmitted by…
When the blood supply to a part of brain is hampered for any reason, the clinical condition that it causes is known as stroke. If we compare similar age groups, women who are pregnant or have just had a delivery are more prone for stroke then their non pregnant counterpart. Patients with stroke may present…
Bell’s palsy is a neurological disease which involves facial nerve and causes its inflammation. Reactivation of herpes virus can lead to this disease. The onset is abrupt and painful. Clinical symptoms are -Paralysis of facial muscles of affected side. -inability to close eyelids of affected side -Loss of taste It is unclear if pregnant state…
Carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common neuropathy involving single nerve that is median nerve in pregnancy Pregnant women will complain of burning, numbness or tingling along the inner half of one or both hands She may have wrist pain. Numbness can extend into the forearm. Symptoms are bilateral in 80% of pregnant women Symptomatic…
Varicose Veins In Pregnancy Varicosity means distension of the superficial veins of lower limbs because of the damage to the walls in the venous system The disease presents as spectrum ranging from visible varicosities, spider veins, lower leg edema, itching and lower leg ulcers. Pregnant women are more at risk of developing varicose veins. Most…
If an obese women consults a gynecologist in pre pregnancy era following should be considered- She should be counseled to optimize weight before pregnancy. The consequences of obesity on mother’s health as well as on fetus should be discussed in detail. Lifestyle modifications should be suggested. It should be explained to her that if she…
PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES IN KIDNEY AND URINARY SYSTEM DURING PREGNANCY When a woman becomes pregnant, her whole body undergoes physiological changes. Same is true for the kidney and urinary system also. Let’s look at these changes one by one. -The size of the kidneys increases by 1 to 1.5 centimeters. – Part of kidneys like renal…
AS a Gynaecologist, I do contraception counselling of couples on a regular basis. Oral contraceptive pills are a mainstay of this counselling. I would like to share one fact with you. When I prescribe these hormonal contraceptive pills, couples ask me this question very often….“ARE BIRTH CONTROL PILLS SAFE?” The discussion I am about to…
