When Mr and Mrs. Conn realised that their daughter Georgia was struggling to see or play like other children, they got her diagnosed immediately. There are numerous families like the Conn Family who have children suffering from cerebral palsy in their house. The parents may notice their children are failing to reach their age-wise developmental […]
Yes! We all know motherhood demands a lot of sacrifices and readjustments of likes and dislikes. And giving up on her favourite coffee may be just one of them. However, we have some good news for all the would-be mom’s coffee fanatics. They can continue their love-affair with coffee during their pregnancy. But needless to […]
The practice of co-sleeping may be controversial in several parts of the world, but co-sleeping existed as a common norm in several cultures prior to the late 1700s. Some Indian parents still don’t purchase a crib or cradle after they have their baby. They, rather prefer to have their baby curled up next to them […]
During pregnancy, your body undergoes a lot of immunological changes that leave you and the baby in your womb susceptible to certain infectious diseases1. These infections are responsible for morbidity and mortality in mothers, neonatal and even infants. Since the immune systems of neonatal and preemies are not fully developed, they are at a greater […]
Some poets have taken the poetic liberty to phrase the umbilical cord as “the string of life”. We don’t deny that either. That’s because, during pregnancy, it is this cord that connects the mother to the baby physically and emotionally. And undeniably, this is the route to love and nurture, while the baby is still […]
With every passing day, more and more parents are realizing the importance of storing their babies’ cord blood. After all, the stem cells present in the Cord Blood have the power to cure critical illnesses like metabolic ailments, blood disorders, immunity problems and certain cancers in the future. Essentially, they can be life-saving. However, before […]
Nearly half a million people, from across the world, seek medical help for accidental burns and are hospitalised in severe conditions. These are fatal burns, often causing death. However, there are many other kinds of burns, which may leave the patients physically disabled for their entire lifetime. What Are Burns? Burns are therefore, accidental skin […]
You already have so many questions about your newborn. Now the COVID-19 pandemic has brought on so many more – Can mothers with the virus breastfeed? Will the breast milk contain the virus? Can it get transferred to my newborn while breastfeeding? This article answers all your questions. Your baby gets a lot of nutrition […]
6 Tips for a Healthy Pregnancy Age, weight and medical conditions such as diabetes, thyroid or hypertension are some of the leading causes of miscarriage. Although these are not in your hands, but now that you are pregnant again after a miscarriage, these simple steps will surely help you to have a healthy pregnancy. Limit […]
We understand that, during the nine months of your pregnancy journey you had to adapt to significant lifestyle changes. One of them was to follow a healthy, balanced and nutritious diet. You are naïve if you think that once your baby pops out, everything will go back to the way it was. You might think […]