Childbirth is both exciting and terrifying by turns. Every expectant mother is thrilled with the idea of finally meeting her precious child, but also worried about the birth process. Mass media has already painted a slightly gory picture of childbirth, highlighting the painful aspects more than the positive ones. Modern medicine, too, aims to tame […]
Staying positive during pregnancy boosts your immunity, leaves you better able to cope with tiredness and anxiety, while also helping you adapt to the time when the baby is born. There is a direct correlation between the expecting mother’s stress levels and the outcome at the pre and post pregnancy stages, as well as the […]
This is the story of a 16 year old girl from Kozhikode, Kerala, who was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML). She was being treated at an advanced stage of the disease at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi. Leukaemia is a type of cancer affecting the blood and bone marrow, which produces our blood […]
Is it possible that Stem Cell Therapy offers more successful treatment outcomes? New researches and studies seem to indicate so. Scientists and researchers the world over continue with their studies into the efficacy of Stem Cell Therapy to address such incurable disorders as autism and Type 2 diabetes. However, if some reports are anything to […]
Follow these simple tips to have a memorable pregnancy as winter settles in. Winter is a wonderful season, bringing with it hopes of new beginnings. The season puts people in a good frame of mind – gone are the rigours of summer and the damp of the monsoon. One can snuggle up in bed on […]
Did you know that if you feed your child, an excess of sugar rich food, it will result in hyperactive behaviour? This is what a report published in Parents suggests[1]. Children are extremely picky in their eating habits and may often compensate eating essential vegetables with not so healthy snacks. While it is okay to […]
Contracting dengue during your pregnancy can put both you and your unborn child at risk. The only treatment course to follow is to alleviate the symptoms. Dengue is a disease caused by a virus carried by the Aedes aegypti mosquito and it spreads through mosquito bites. It can have potentially fatal consequences if such a […]
Children’s Day in India is celebrated on November 14, to commemorate the birth date of India’s visionary statesman, Jawaharlal Nehru. On November 20, the world will mark the observance of the Universal Children’s Day, to commemorate the date on which the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child in […]
Pregnancy, is undoubtedly, one of the most beautiful experiences of life, which take you to another world of selflessness – a world so divine where you carry another beautiful life inside you. To keep this journey safer and healthier, you need to take care of your body, each and every part of it. So make […]
A new study confirms what many mothers may know instinctively: Picking up and carrying a baby usually calms the child down and relaxes them, making the move a good one for both moms and infants, says an article published in The Huffington Post in April 2013. Being a mother, you must have done this numerous […]